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Racism declared a public health crisis in Virginia as General Assembly passes resolution


Racism declared a public health crisis in Virginia as General Assembly passes resolution
Resolution addresses five specific issues
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Virginia made history as the first Southern state to declare racism as a public health crisis.
The resolution failed to gain traction in 2020′s special session; however, both the House and Senate passed the measure in 2021.
Del. Lashrecse Aird, a Democrat representing the city of Petersburg, Dinwiddie County and part of Chesterfield County, sponsored the resolution.
The vote is significant for happening in a state historically linked to the Confederacy and Jim Crow laws.
“For a state that has built its systems deliberately with race in mind and against one particular group of people, we not only have to rebuild and relay the foundation, we have to reimagine how those services can benefit all people,” said Aird. ....

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Virginia is one step closer to declaring racism as a public health crisis. Here's why experts say it's important


Virginia could become the first state in the South to declare racism as a public health crisis.
Author: Alex Littlehales (WVEC)
Updated: 7:49 PM EST February 24, 2021
HAMPTON, Va. Virginia lawmakers have pushed forward a state resolution to designate racism as a public health crisis to Gov. Ralph Northam s desk. 
House Joint Resolution 537, sponsored by central Virginia Delegate Lashrecse Aird, awaits Gov. Northam s signature. The measure, if signed, would enact five policies toward fighting systemic racism in Virginia.
“Historically, and also through legal history, racism has been the thread inside the fabric of America, Dr. Eric Claville said, Director of the Center for African American Public Policy at Norfolk State University.  ....

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