ralph northam
-
Virginia Supreme Court Will Hear Appeals to Block Robert E. Lee Statue Removal Because Wypipo Really Love Their Ode to Slavery
Oh my God, I can’t believe we are STILL talking about the racist ode to negroes-as-property that is the statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee which continues to take up space in Richmond, Virginia’s Monument Avenue. It’s been a long journey to nowhere, y’all. At the beginning of last June, Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam…
-
It Took Over 100 Years, But Virginia Finally Removed a Statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee From the U.S. Capitol
The only thing weirder than the fact that a monument of a dude who straight up betrayed the United States exists in the nation’s Capitol, representing the state of Virginia, is the fact it’s been there for over 100 years. Well, at least it was, as Virginia has finally taken the step of removing the…
-
Virginia Judge Says Robert E. Lee Monument Can be Removed From Richmond Pending Appeal
2020 has been quite the year for a soldier of white supremacy who’s been dead for just over 150 years. It’s been nearly 5 months since Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam declared that “Richmond is no longer the capital of the Confederacy” and announced plans to remove the city’s iconic statue of Confederate General Robert E.…
-
VMI Cadets, Roiled by Accusations of Racism on Campus, Respond by….Being Racist on Social Media
Allegations about a racist, sexist culture at the Virginia Military Institute, the oldest state-funded military academy in the country, are certainly not new—particularly for a school that has such unapologetically close ties to the Confederacy. But a series of reports about racism at the school, followed by a call for an independent investigation into VMI…
-
VMI Superintendent Resigns After Virginia Leadership Call for Investigation Into School’s Culture of Racism
The superintendent of Virginia Military Institute, the country’s oldest state-funded military college, resigned Monday morning after Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam and other top-elected officials called for an independent investigation into the school’s “appalling culture of ongoing racism.” As the Washington Post reports, J.H. Binford Peay, a retired four-star general who served as VMI’s superintendent since…
-
Gov. Ralph Northam Calls for Investigation Into Virginia Military Institute’s ‘Clear and Appalling Culture of Ongoing Structural Racism’
After months of Black current and former students at Virginia Military Institute speaking up about rampant racism at the institution, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam has ordered an investigation into the school’s culture. The investigation was announced in a letter signed by the commonwealth’s top lawmakers, including Northam, Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax, and Attorney General Mark…
-
VanillaISIS Also Discussed Kidnapping Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam, FBI Says
The white male terrorists accused of plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer also contemplated “taking out” Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam, an FBI agent revealed Tuesday. According to CNBC, during a bond hearing in federal court in Grand Rapids, Michigan, for three of the VanillaISIS members, a disclosure by FBI Special Agent Richard Trask revealed…
-
We’ve Got to Talk About This Jerry Falwell Jr. Cuckold Mess
The whole thing is too hot for TV-level messy. It’s Jerry Springer’s cameraman chasing the pool boy backstage messy.
-
First Black Woman to Lead Virginia Senate Faces Felony Charges After Brutal Attack on Inanimate Object
I knew it would happen. For too long, white America has pleaded with officials to hold someone accountable for the disproportionate violence inflicted upon the unarmed victims of state-sponsored brutality. This is the culmination of years of Caucasian protest, activism and advocacy. White people have finally put their money where their mouths are. I predicted…
-
Hologram of George Floyd Displayed Over Robert E. Lee Monument in Virginia
On Tuesday night in Richmond, Va., a group of organizers projected a hologram of George Floyd over a monument to Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee as part of an effort to confront America’s long history of systemic racism. CBS News reports that this was the inaugural event for the George Floyd Hologram Memorial Project, a…