Chesterfield students awarded Leadership for the 21st Century scholarships
Chesterfield County
Recipients of the âLeadership for the 21st Centuryâ Scholarship were announced during the 2021 Chesterfield County Black History Month Annual Scholarship Recognition Program Tuesday, March 2. Scholarship recipients photographed on the front row from left to right include: Terry Lee Johnson Jr. (Matoaca H.S.); Mary Hall (Monacan H.S.); Amenah Holt (Midlothian H.S.); Gabriella Amina Watson (Maggie Walker Governorâs H.S.); Laketa Johnson (L.C. Bird); and Jamar Johnson (Thomas Dale H.S.)
and last updated 2021-03-02 12:54:23-05
CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. Six Chesterfield County high school seniors were awarded $2,500 scholarships during a virtual Black History Month program Tuesday morning.
Governor Northam Introduces First-Ever Statewide Strategic Plan to Advance Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Posted by Staff | Mar 1, 2021 | News | |
RICHMOND Governor Ralph Northam today unveiled
ONE Virginia, a first-in-the-nation statewide strategic plan to advance visible diversity, equity, and inclusion across state government.
“To truly move forward as a Commonwealth, we must prioritize diversity, equity, and inclusion as our collective goals,” said Governor Northam. “The
ONE Virginia Plan is a strategic blueprint to institutionalize equity across state government and effectively address deeply-rooted structural and systemic barriers to access and opportunity. This roadmap will ensure our efforts are accompanied by accountability, measurable results, and sustained impact, and help make Virginia the best place to live, work, visit, and thrive.”
Northam highlights strategic plan to advance diversity, equity, inclusion in state government
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Gov. Ralph Northam is rolling out a strategic plan styled ONE Virginia, a first-in-the-nation effort to advance visible diversity, equity, and inclusion across state government.
“To truly move forward as a Commonwealth, we must prioritize diversity, equity, and inclusion as our collective goals,” Northam said. “The ONE Virginia Plan is a strategic blueprint to institutionalize equity across state government and effectively address deeply-rooted structural and systemic barriers to access and opportunity. This roadm
Virginia unveils nation’s first statewide plan to advance diversity, equity and inclusion
The plan will help more than 100 state agencies in Virginia
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On Friday, Gov. Ralph Northam announced ONE Virginia, a plan that will help more than 100 state agencies in Virginia foster more racially inclusive work environments, provide fair services and be made aware of the effects of systemic racism.
“To truly move forward as a Commonwealth, we must prioritize diversity, equity, and inclusion as our collective goals,” said Northam. “The ONE Virginia Plan is a strategic blueprint to institutionalize equity across state government and effectively address deeply-rooted structural and systemic barriers to access and opportunity. This roadmap will ensure our efforts are accompanied by accountability, measurable results, and sustained impact, and help make Virginia the best place to live, work, visit, and thrive.”
Governor Northam announces 2nd annual Black History Month Historical Marker Contest
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Camilla Williams, operatic soprano, grew up in Danville. In 1946 she became the first African American woman to secure a contract with a major U.S. opera company, making her debut in Madama Butterfly with the New York City Center Opera. Williams starred in Columbia Recordsâ recording of Porgy and Bess (1951), performed with the Vienna State Opera and other prominent companies, toured internationally as a soloist, and served as a cultural ambassador for the U.S. State Department. In 1963 she performed in Danville to raise funds for civil rights demonstrators, and she sang the national anthem at the March on Washington before Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his âI Have a Dreamâ speech. br