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Former Confederate Capital Poised to Become First Southern State with Voting Rights Act RICHMOND – Virginia State Conference NAACP (Virginia NAACP) President Robert N. Barnette, Jr. issued the following statement regarding today’s passage of House Bill 1890, the Virginia Voting Rights Act: “Following decades of regressive voter suppression on the state and national levels, the …

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RICHMOND – Virginia State Conference NAACP (Virginia NAACP) President Robert N. Barnette, Jr. issued the following statement regarding yesterday’s passage of House Joint Resolution 537 to declare Racism as a Public Health Crisis: “When the Virginia NAACP released our legislative agenda for the General Assembly session, we made the declaration of Racism as a Public …

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RICHMOND – Virginia State Conference NAACP President Robert N. Barnette, Jr. issued the following statement following the certification of Judge Pamela O’Berry by the Virginia Senate Judiciary Committee: “Because of the undeterred advocacy efforts of the Virginia NAACP, today the Virginia Senate Judiciary Committee did the right thing in certifying Judge Pamela O’Berry for the …

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RICHMOND – The Virginia State Conference NAACP (Virginia NAACP) strongly condemns the racist dog-whistle remarks made by Senators Chap Petersen and Dick Saslaw during last Thursday’s Senate Education Committee meeting. HB2305, patroned by Del. Roslyn Tyler, would have required the Virginia Board of Education to issue guidance on the governance of academic year Governor’s Schools, …

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RICHMOND (February 17, 2021) – Virginia State Conference NAACP President Robert N. Barnette, Jr. issued the following statement in response to yesterday’s passage of Senate Bill 1369 in the House Committee on General Laws Subcommittee on Open Government/Procurement: “The Virginia NAACP is outraged that the House Committee on General Laws Subcommittee on Open Government/Procurement moved …

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RICHMOND (February 15, 2021) – Virginia State Conference NAACP President Robert N. Barnette, Jr. issued the following statement today in response to Virginia Senators Saslaw, Peterson and Surrovell’s NO vote on HB2014 earlier this afternoon: “The Virginia NAACP is extremely disturbed by Senators Saslaw, Peterson and Surrovell, who each voted NO to HB2014 earlier this …

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RICHMOND (February 11, 2021) – Virginia State Conference NAACP President Robert N. Barnette, Jr. issued the following statement today in response to the today’s statement issued by Bluefield College President Dr. David Olive: “The Virginia NAACP is extremely concerned about the recent actions of Bluefield College that appear to suppress the nonviolent, silent protests of …

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RICHMOND (February 6, 2021) – The Virginia State Conference NAACP released the following statement following the Congressional vote to strip Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of her committee assignments: “It has become apparent that Reps. Wittman, Good, Cline and Griffith have exhibited a pattern of votes that are misaligned with the interests of their constituents, especially …

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RICHMOND (February 4, 2021) -Virginia State Conference NAACP President Robert N. Barnette, Jr. issued the following statement today following the passage of Senate Joint Resolution 272 by the Senate Committee on Privileges and Elections: Today’s bi-partisan passage of Senator Mamie Locke’s Constitutional Amendment to finally cement the right to vote is an encouraging and exciting …

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RICHMOND (February 3, 2021) – The Virginia State Conference of the NAACP (Virginia NAACP) set forth its legislative priorities for 2021. This week, the Virginia NAACP saw both success and failure in the General Assembly. The House of Delegates passing the resolution to Declare Racism as a Public Health Crisis recognizes the inequities and systemic …

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