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RICHMOND, Va. - Virginia's black state lawmakers announced Monday that they will boycott a ceremony this week commemorating the beginnings of American democracy because President Donald Trump is scheduled to attend. The Virginia Legislative BlacBlack Virginia lawmakers to boycott Trump’s Jamestown visit
RICHMOND, Va. - Virginia's black state lawmakers announced Monday that they will boycott a ceremony this week commemorating the beginnings of American democracy because President Donald Trump is scheduled to attend. The Virginia Legislative Black Caucus said its members would not attend Tuesday's event in historic Jamestown marking the 400th anniversary of the first representative assembly in the Western Hemisphere. The boycott comes after Trump's weekend comments referring to U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings' majority-black Baltimore-area district as a «disgusting, rat and rodent infested mess.» The caucus's statement did not specifically mention Cummings...Keep on reading: Black Virginia lawmakers to boycott Trump’s Jamestown visit Read more











