A new law would change the way Virginia Beach holds its local elections.

Jessica Whitehead was previously North Carolina's first-ever chief resilience officer. 

While a loan forgiveness provision will certainly come as welcome news for businesses that received PPP money in the state, it could deepen the inequities already faced by Virginia’s Black-owned businesses.

Many segregationists are still revered as heroes or a part of some shared heritage, even 150 years after the first tributes appeared in Virginia. A bitter legacy for others, they evoke painful memories. In the wake of renewed calls for social justice, many such tributes are being removed.