FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEApril 1, 2025 Richmond, VA – The Board of Directors of the Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy (VICPP) is pleased to announce that Reverend Dr. LaKeisha Cook has been appointed as...
Enjoy this slideshow highlighting the celebration of Kim Bobo’s nine years of service as executive director of the Virginia Interfaith Center at the Hippodrome Theatre in Richmond on April 3. Friends, family members, faith...
By, Margaret Edds The Rev. Dr. LaKeisha Cook smiled at several hundred participants attending the annual Day for All People legislative lobbying day of the Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy this past January. Then,...
By, Jeff Tsai Multimedia Intern, Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy (Photo: VICPP interns meet with Delegate Betsy Carr – in the middle – including author Jeff Tsai – second from right) In early...
This past month and a half, I have been researching ‘Yes in God’s Backyard” (YIGBY) initiatives throughout the country. YIGBY builds upon the research I did this summer on church congregations using their underutilized...
Grace Randolph has been an intern through InterVarsity for Summer 2023. She is a rising second-year at the University of Richmond, majoring in Journalism. Over the last few months, she’s been able to do...
Aleshia Williams has been an intern through InterVarsity in Summer 2023. She is a rising third-year student at UVA, majoring in African and African American Studies. Over the last few months, she’s been able...
Just days ago, on Jan. 30, 2023, 400 Muslims gathered to pray in a mosque in Peshawar, Pakistan, which sits along the border of Afghanistan. Unsuspecting worshipers raised their hands and recited Allahu Akbar,...
In 2020, Delegate Marcia Price (95th District) boldly introduced a resolution in the House of Delegates to establish the observance of July as Maternal Health Awareness Month in Virginia. Responding to the alarming number...
Against the backdrop of VICPP team members observing the holiest days of their different faith traditions, VICPP Director of Communications Ayesha Gilani Taylor offers her perspective in a blog post as a Muslim observing...