Today the Farm Team, an organization dedicated to recruiting, developing, and electing women in the Commonwealth of Virginia, is hosting a reception featuring the unveiling of a portrait of Barbara Johns. The landmark piece was completed by Robert Shetterly of “Americans Who Tell the Truth.” Even though there is a tribute honoring her, I’m convinced […]
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Monday, May 17th commemorates the 56th anniversary of the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education decision that ended legal segregation. This U.S. Supreme Court decision was pivotal in U.S. history because it sparked the civil rights movement and reminds us that there is an opportunity for us all to do more to uphold the intent […]