Have you talked to restaurant workers? Eighty-one percent of them have no paid sick days. Here are four of their stories. We’ve changed their names so they don’t lose their jobs. Virginia Interfaith Center...
By Rabbi Michael Knopf, Temple Beth-El, Richmond, Virginia Sunday, August 4, 2019 — As I turned on the news following Shabbat, I was devastated by the dissonance of transitioning from a Shabbat Shalom,...
Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy (VICPP) Health Equity Manager Dora Muhammad joined Alexandria Bratton, Program Manager at the Virginia Civic Engagement Table (VCET), for the 2020 Census Community Townhall convened July 23, by...
By Dora Muhammad, VICPP Health Equity Manager — In the center of the horseshoe driveway, a metal sculpture draws your attention. Shrubs surround the artistic expression entitled, “Industry vs. Nature.” It depicts two robotic...
By Lynette Juluke, Health Ministry President, First Mount Zion Baptist Church (Dumfries) Have you ever had an opportunity to volunteer at an event that you thought would be just an ‘OK’ event? Have you...
Senator Lionell Spruill, Sr. (D-5th, Chesapeake City, Norfolk City) was honored by more than 40 people at a legislative champion at a luncheon at the First Baptist Church in Norfolk on Thursday. (Photo: L-R,...
READ THE STORY HERE: Virginia Episcopalian Article By Robert Dilday Toxic Injustice: When Marginalized Communities Bear the Burden of Environmental Hazards Dominion Energy wants to build a huge, noisy, dangerous fracked-gas compressor station in...
By, Rabbi David Katz of Temple Beth El of Williamsburg, Virginia — Ribbono shel Olam – Master of the Universe: On this most solemn of occasions, we have opened our hearts, minds, and...
By Dora Muhammad, Health Equity Manager, Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy — In today’s climate of escalating terrorist attacks against houses of worship while believers are gathered together in sacred prayer, the spirit...
By Beth Roach, Guest Column, The Virginia Mercury, April 22, 2019 Serving as the vice chair of Gov. Ralph Northam’s Advisory Council on Environmental Justice has given me a unique perspective on equity and...