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BLACK VIRGINIA NEWS

Black Virginia News

We give you the no B.S. truth in an era of lying. 🔥 BLACK VIRGINIA NEWS is the go-to platform exclusively dedicated to covering ALL of Black Virginia — the first and only one of its kind. Tap in and subscribe: blackvirginianews.substack.com ✨ We spotlight the voices that matter — newsmakers, bold interviews, sharp commentary, and real news — all with that unmistakable Virginia flavor. 🎙️Our podcast? No fluff, no filler, just facts — straight talk that cuts through the noise and tells it like it

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36:04

EP65 - Virginia's Attorney General Race: Black...

BLACK VIRGINIA NEWS ·

2025/10/23

EP65 - Virginia’s Attorney General Race: Black Voters, Media, and Jay Jones. In this episode of the Black Virginia News podcast, Penny Blue and Lauren Burke have a candid conversation about the 2025 race for Attorney General in Virginia. They will touch on topics of race, media and political strategy. With less than two weeks left to Election Day, Virginia Democrats had to contend with a October surprise on October 3 that may put the chances of a Democratic sweep in question. Thank you for listening

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EP64 - An Analysis of Virginia House Races with...

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2025/10/16

EP64 - An Analysis of Virginia House Races with Fergie Reid, Jr. The 2025 race for control of the Virginia House of Delegates will serve as a barometer on the mood of the country and the policies of Donald Trump. Fergie Reid, Jr., the son William Ferguson Reid, the first Black person to be elected to the Virginia House of Delegates in 1968, will discuss House races and the current political mood in Virginia less than three weeks from Election Day. Fergie Reid, Jr. can be found on Blue Sky and

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21:36

EP63 - Health Care and Rural Politics: Lynlee Thorne...

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2025/10/15

EP63 - Health Care and Rural Politics: Lynlee Thorne of Rural GroundGame. “If we share a core belief that every person has inherent value, is deserving of dignity, respect, and equity, we won’t allow challenging electoral math or long stretches of dirt road prevent us from showing we care by showing up.” — Rural GroundGameOn Episode 63 of the Black Virginia News podcast we discuss real issues that impact people in rural Virginia during an interview with Lynlee Thorne who is the Political Director of

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20:19

EP62 - Virginia AG Race: State of Play on Jay with...

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2025/10/14

EP62 - Analysis of the Virginia Attorney General’s Race: State of Play on Jay with Paul Goldman. In podcast episode 62 of the Black Virginia News podcast we have a discussion on the current state of the play for the Virginia Attorney General’s race Attorney General Jason Miyares is working to keep the conversation off of his record as President Donald Trump continues to violate the constitution and send the military into American cities. A text messaging story that put the spotlight on his

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21:06

EP61 - Race for Governor of Virginia: Earle-Sears vs....

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2025/10/10

EP61 - Race for Governor: Earle-Sears vs. Spanberger Debate Analysis. The first and only debate of the 2025 race for Governor of Virginia took place tonight at Norfolk State University. On episode 61 we look at the first few moments of a historic conversation featuring two woman as the major party candidates for the first time in Virginia’s history. Republican nominee, Lt. Governor Winsome Earle Sears and Democratic nominee and former Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger spoke on issues facing Virginia

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32:53

EP60 - Interview with Cat Porterfield, Dem Nominee in...

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2025/10/09

EP60 - Interview with Cat Porterfield. Black Virginia News podcast 60 features an interview with the Democratic nominee for the Virginia House of Delegates in House District 99, Cat Porterfield. District 99 features Virginia Beach.Porterfield talks with Lauren Burke about the issues she’s hearing about from voters in Virginia House District 99 and discusses the state of play in her race as the campaign heads into the final weeks. With only 27 days left in the 2025 campaign, many believe that a wave

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24:44

EP59 - GOP Hypocrisy on Violence and Jay Jones

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2025/10/06

EP59 - GOP Hypocrisy on Violence and Jay Jones with Paul Goldman. Richmond attorney Paul Goldman, a former Chair of the Democratic Party of Virginia, weighs in on the current state of play in the race for Attorney General in Virginia.There are only 30 days left to Election Day in Virginia. Early voting began on September 19. Last week a controversy arose in the race between Republican Jason Miyares and Democratic challenger and former Delegate Jay Jones when private text messages from Jones to a

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24:58

EP58 - An Analysis of the Virginia Governor's Race...

BLACK VIRGINIA NEWS ·

2025/10/02

A LOOK AT THE VIRGINIA GOVERNOR’S RACE. Podcast 58 features Sam Shirazi, the host of Federal Fallout: The 2025 Virginia Elections and Lauren Burke discussing the race for Governor of Virginia. The 2025 race for Governor features sitting Lt. Governor Winsome Earle-Sears, the Republican nominee, against former Democratic nominee Abigail Spanberger, a former member of Congress. Thank you for listening and thanks to all of our subscribers. RATE THIS PODCAST ON APPLE PODCASTS 🥰 Contact us at:

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12:27

EP57 - On Pending Government Shutdown

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2025/09/30

LOOMING GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN! As Congress fails to reach agreement on funding bills or a continuing resolution, the federal government is on the brink of shutting down at midnight tonight. A major question point of disagreement is whether a deal can be reached on health care subsidies under the Affordable Care Act. Black Virginia News podcast 57 features Virginia U.S. Representatives Bobby Scott and Jennifer McClellan discussing the state of play hours before midnight. This podcast also includes

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EP56 - Money Talk Pt. 2: Virginia Politics and Money...

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2025/08/05

EP56 - More Money Talk: Virginia Politics and Money with Josh Stanfield. This podcast is part two of a discussion on money and politics in Virginia. Below: Wilder Commission Report attached. "Public Service, Public Trust" from December 1992Josh Stanfield leads Activate Virginia and writes the substack Virginia Politics Revealed. The reality of contemporary politics is that money is dominating everything: Candidate time, policy focus and what’s discussed and ignored. Since the U.S. Supreme Court’s

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38:12

EP55 - Money in Politics in Virginia with Attorney...

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2025/07/25

EP55 - Money in Politics in Virginia with Attorney Phil Thompson. In this episode of the Black Virginia News podcast Loudoun attorney Philip Thompson and Lauren Burke discuss money and politics in Virginia. After a blowup on social media on the topic we can see that there are a lot of issues connected to fundraising, vendors and the growing size of donations in Virginia. In a political world where candidates are told they have to raise money to even be considered as viable, money has played an

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30:08

EP54 - Trump Health Care Cuts and Rural Hospitals

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2025/07/11

On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed a bill into law that included the largest cut to Medicaid in history. The legislation, H.R. 1, threatens the health coverage of over 15 million people in the U.S. In the crosshairs of those cuts are rural hospitals, which is why Republicans included a multi-billion dollar “fund” to assist with a major budgetary shortfall for most facilities when Medicaid payments stop. Since President Barack Obama signed the Affordable Care Act into law on March 23, 2010,

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33:30

EP53 - Virginia House Battleground Races with Fergie...

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2025/06/26

EP53 - BATTLEGROUNDS with FERGIE REID, JR.— Fergie Reid, Jr. is the son of historic Virginia House of Delegates member William Ferguson "Fergie" Reid, Sr. In 1968, the senior Reid became the first African-American elected to the Virginia General Assembly since the days of Reconstruction. In this episode of the Black Virginia News podcast Reid, Jr, and Lauren Burke discuss battleground races for the Virginia House of Delegates.Fergie Reid, Jr. has been recently quoted in The Virginia Mercury and The

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25:07

EP52 - Reps. McClellan, Ocasio-Cortez and Jasmine...

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2025/05/16

EP52 - Health Care and Messaging with U.S. Reps. Jennifer McClellan, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Jasmine Crockett. On May 15, 2025 Lauren Burke spoke with three members of Congress on Democratic messaging as the party fights House Republicans on cuts to health care and aid to the poor. The Trump Administration and Republicans in Congress are pushing historic cuts to parts of the federal government and attempting to dismantle Medicaid. Democrats on the Energy & Commerce Committee showed a lot of

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18:33

EP51 - Dems Running in ALL 100 Virginia House...

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2025/05/09

EP51 - The Race for the Virginia House: Dems Go 100 for 100 with Fergie Reid, Jr. - This week Virginia Democrats hit a milestone: They have a candidate running in all one hundred seats for the Virginia House in 2025. Even in deep red rural areas of the Commonwealth, Democrats have a candidate. This podcast with featuring Fergie Reid, Jr., who recruited many of the candidates, explains why that matters.Follow Fergie Reid Jr. on Bluesky at @90for90.bsky.socialIt’s been years since Virginia Democrats

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57:35

EP50 - John Reid, History... and Blackmail? with Paul...

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2025/04/28

EP50 - John Reid, History and Blackmail? with Paul Goldman. On episode 50 of the Black Virginia News podcast Lauren Burke talks with attorney Paul Goldman about the unprecedented state of play around Republican Lt. Governor nominee John Reid after Gov. Glenn Youngkin contacted him to drop out of the 2025 race for Lieutenant Governor. John Reid, a popular conservative radio host for WRVA who tossed his hat in the ring to be Virginia’s 43rd Lt. Governor, is fighting back after Gov. Glenn Youngkin

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EP49 - Rep. Jennifer McClellan's Town Hall in Richmond

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2025/04/24

EP49 - Rep. Jennifer McClellan's Town Hall in Richmond. At a town hall on April 23, 2025, held at Mosby Memorial Baptist Church in Richmond, Rep. Jennifer McClellan addressed pressing concerns from constituents during a pivotal moment for the nation. This podcast covers the first seven questions of McClellan’s two hall with constituents — her second in two days. Representing Virginia’s fourth district, the Congresswoman fielded questions on key issues including Medicaid, Social Security, the

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27:20

EP48 - Fergie Reid Jr. on the State of Play of...

BLACK VIRGINIA NEWS ·

2025/04/20

EP48 - Fergie Reid Jr. on the 2025 Virginia House Races - In this episode, Dr. Fergie Reid Jr., a prominent voting rights advocate and the son of civil rights pioneer Dr. William Ferguson Reid Sr., who became the first African American elected to the Virginia General Assembly after Reconstruction in 1968, offers his perspective on the 2025 Virginia House of Delegates races. Reid’s analysis sits up against the uneasy backdrop of the chaos of Donald Trump's return to The White House. Reid also talks

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22:07

EP47 - Rep. Scott Forum on Civil Rights vs. Trump

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2025/04/01

On April 1, 2025, Congressman Bobby Scott hosted a panel that focused on the civil rights agenda at a moment of adversity as the Trump Administration attempts to undo 70 years of progress. This podcast covers three of the speakers who participated in that event. The panel showcased advocates in the trenches from the NAACP, the NAACP Legal Defense Fund and the ACLU. With the backdrop of U.S. Senator Cory Booker speaking against Trump on the floor of the U.S. Senate in protests to Trump’s policies,

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13:18

EP46 - Advice for Federal Workers in the DMV

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2025/03/02

EP46 👷🏽‍♀️ Advice for Federal Workers. The onslaught of news of mass firings of federal employees has thousands of workers in the DMV on edge. Hundreds of federal employees are looking for advice during a tumultuous time. The Trump Administration is attempting to dismantle thousands of jobs of federal government employees and contractors. The impact on Virginia and the DMV will mean big economic changes in the region. At one of many forums in the Virginia, DC and Maryland area (“the DMV”),

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