As if it wasn't bad enough for Virginia and the state Democrats with two of the top three elected officials revealed to have worn "blackface" in the past, the other one of the three has been accused of sexual assault and now rape. Lieutenant Governor Justin Fairfax was a rock star until a few days... Continue Reading →
A Virginia Lineup
What the hell, Virginia? When did we become Mississippi? No offense, Mississippi, but yeah. Every southern state has an ugly history when it comes to racism. There are still people in the south fighting the Civil War. My former editor of The Free Lance-Star, Ed Jones (no relation) used to tell a joke that here... Continue Reading →
Governor Blackface
One of the biggest criticisms Ralph Northam received while running for the governorship of Virginia was that he's too boring. Problem solved. Perhaps he should have been a little more boring during his med school days. Late Friday afternoon, a photo emerged from a 1984 medical school yearbook that shows a man in blackface and... Continue Reading →