Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) has made extraordinary efforts to reach out to Black voters, but has continued to stoke divisive issues of race
That kind of dizzying turnabout on messaging related to race is becoming a hallmark of Youngkin’s administration. He has gone to historically Black colleges and universities to tout his plans for lab schools, but crusaded against the concept of “racial equity” in education policy.who said he felt discussing racism alienates White people.
Taken together — in a governor and potential 2024 presidential candidate who has pledged to seek unity — the combination has confounded Democrats and left his intentions open to interpretation. State Sen. L. Louise Lucas , the state’s highest-ranking Black lawmaker, sees the governor’s outreach not as a sincere effort to improve the lives of Black Virginians or even woo them to the GOP, but to soften his image with the White moderates he’ll need if he runs for president.
The event in Petersburg last month was far more high-profile, drawing scores of Black city officials and community leaders along with much of the governor’s Cabinet. Youngkin said he was making an extraordinary effort to marshal state and local resources to address the city’s woes “because Petersburg matters.”The city just south of Richmond has the highest concentration of Black residents in the state and has suffered from years of financial woes, high crime rates and low academic performance.
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