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  • Tribal leaders discussed the act's impact 100 years later. From left: Gregory Smithers, professor of American History, VCU; Assistant Chief Lou Wratchford, Upper Mattaponi Indian Tribe; Wayne Adkins, First Assistant Chief of the Chickahominy Indian Tribe; Chief Lynette Allston, Nottoway Indian Tribe of Virginia; Chief Robert Gray, Pamunkey Indian Tribe.
    Pamela D'Angelo
    In 1924, the same year Indigenous communities were recognized as U.S. citizens, Virginia passed the Racial Integrity Act. This began decades of legislation and campaigns to prevent race-mixing and efforts to wipe out Indigenous cultures in Virginia.
  • Virginia has stepped up after ports were closed or overwhelmed by storms and heavy traffic from Asia
    Port of Virginia
    It’s not clear how long it might take for the port of Baltimore to recover from a cargo ship crash that brought down the Francis Scott Key Bridge. The vessel had docked in Norfolk before heading on to Maryland March 22nd. Now, Virginia’s port is ready to handle cargo from other ships bound for Baltimore as Sandy Hausman reports.