Summary
On January 13, 1990, L. Douglas Wilder became the sixty-sixth governor of Virginia and the first elected African-American governor in U.S. history. Wilder was overwhelmingly elected to serve as mayor of Richmond, the state capital, in November 2004. Wilder was inducted into the International Civil Rights Walk of Fame on Feb. 26, 2007, at the Martin Luther King Historic Site in Atlanta.
On January 13, 1990, L. Douglas Wilder became the sixty-sixth governor of Virginia and the first elected African-American governor in U.S. history. Wilder was overwhelmingly elected to serve as mayor of Richmond, the state capital, in November 2004. Wilder was inducted into the International Civil Rights Walk of Fame on Feb. 26, 2007, at the Martin Luther King Historic Site in Atlanta.
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VCU administrators resign from leadership posts
Associated PressSeveral Virginia Commonwealth University administrators are stepping down following an investigation into the improper awarding of a bachelor's degree to Richmond's former police chief. University officials aren't linking the resignations to the...Tags: Richmond (Richmond, Virginia), Colleges and Universities
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Wilder: Perennial candidate Nader is irrelevant
Former Virginia Governor Doug Wilder says consumer advocate and regular presidential also-ran Ralph Nader is no longer relevant. Wilder, the nation's first elected black governor and now Richmond's mayor, was unaware that Nader was visiting his city...Tags: Government, Executive Branch, Bedford (Bedford, Virginia), Al Gore, Regional Authority
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Register 100 Virginia voters, meet Obama -- maybe
AP Political WriterRegister 100 Virginia voters, presumably those who will vote Democratic, and win a chance to get face time with Barack Obama. That sort of campaign activity is rarely seen before Labor Day in Virginia and never in presidential elections. But with...Tags: Bedford (Bedford, Virginia), Political Candidates, Elections, Barack Obama, Labor Day
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Election adviser, political expert
Sun ReporterArthur W. Murphy, a pioneering election consultant and campaign manager who was a member of one of Baltimore's most prominent political families, has died of complications from multiple sclerosis. He was 57. Mr. Murphy, the brother of former Baltimore...Tags: Court Administration, Virus Diseases, Barack Obama, Sheila Dixon, Civil Rights
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Obama campaign targets black voters -- carefully
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterAs they ponder a political map that has spelled defeat for Democrats in the last two presidential elections, Barack Obama's campaign strategists are quietly laying plans to draw African American voters to the polls in unprecedented numbers by capitalizing...Tags: Bobby Scott, Bedford (Bedford, Virginia), NAACP, Barack Obama, National or Ethnic Minorities
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UM recruit isn't 1st with past trouble
Sun reporterAllen Iverson had a profoundly successful two years at Georgetown. He went from all-rookie to All-American to first pick in the NBA draft. But his success was hardly considered a given when John Thompson offered the guard a scholarship in April 1994. A...Tags: Ralph Friedgen, Allen Iverson, Punishment, Washington Post Company, Prisons
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Virginia: Amid declining popularity, mayor won't seek 2nd term
L. Douglas Wilder, the nation's first elected black governor, announced Friday that he would not seek re-election as Richmond's mayor, likely bringing his storied political career to a close. The 77-year-old grandson of slaves announced his plans to...Tags: Government, Executive Branch, Regional Authority, Elections, Local Elections
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For whom might the HRBT toll? Quite possibly, for thee!
Slapping a $2 toll on the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel would amount to a monthly payment for commuters. However, Del. Phil Hamilton is pushing the idea as part of a larger plan — and from a sense of frustration. Last week, Hamilton asked the state...Tags: Government, Executive Branch, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Sales, Regional Authority
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McCain leads both Democrats in VCU poll
804-225-7345Virginia has not backed a Democrat for president since the Lyndon Johnson landslide of 1964, but pundits say this year could be different. Hold that thought. Republican Sen. John McCain leads both Democratic presidential contenders in a new poll releasd...Tags: Government, Jim Webb, Bedford (Bedford, Virginia), Parliament, Hillary Clinton
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Doug Wilder to bow out as Richmond mayor
Doug Wilder, the nation's first elected black governor, said Friday he would not seek re-election as Richmond's mayor, likely bringing his storied political career to a close. The 77-year-old grandson of slaves announced his plans to retire during a...Tags: Government, Executive Branch, Bedford (Bedford, Virginia), Regional Authority, Barack Obama
Jul 23, 2008
|Story| Hampton Roads Daily Press
Jul 11, 2008
|Story| Hampton Roads Daily Press
Jul 11, 2008
|Story| Hampton Roads Daily Press
Jun 15, 2008
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Jun 23, 2008
|Story| Los Angeles Times
May 9, 2008
|Story| Baltimore Sun
May 17, 2008
|Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Apr 27, 2008
|Column| Hampton Roads Daily Press
May 20, 2008
|Story| Hampton Roads Daily Press
May 17, 2008
|Story| Hampton Roads Daily Press
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