The center, at 3000 E. Belt Boulevard in the 8th District, appeared to be the epitome of community for Black and Hispanic people who live nearby. But a city that touts its bona fides as a just and equitable place is using tactics from the old playbook of environmental racism and political exclusion.
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U.S. Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, is backing a resolution recognizing the industry “serves an essential function in the democracy of the United States.”