Richmond Archives

Virginia’s new lieutenant governor is a Black Republican woman. That identity is more common than you may think.

Andra Gillespie - January 21, 2022

Winsome Sears represents a persistent minority viewpoint in Black politics.

Karina Mondragon, Christopher Stout, and Cara Nixon - October 24, 2021

They won’t change minds. But Obama, Abrams and Bottoms are likely to help get more Black voters to cast ballots.

Nathan Kalmoe and Andrew Searles - June 23, 2020

What doesn’t? Making an analogy to Germany’s ban on Nazi symbols.

Nathan T. Carrington and Logan Strother - June 14, 2020

Who’s likely to make this claim? People who have unfavorable views of black Americans.

Heidi Haddad - March 7, 2020

These aren’t just symbolic laws. They affect women’s lives.

Jeremy Pressman and Erica Chenoweth - October 19, 2018

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Robinson Woodward-Burns - June 20, 2018

[caption id="attachment_74733" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Activists from a variety of women’s

Steven Rogers - March 21, 2018

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Stephen Farnsworth - November 9, 2017

The Republican Party had a bad night Tuesday in the

Elizabeth Yates - December 1, 2016

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