Press Release

{Norfolk,VA July 11th 2025} “Last month the Norfolk School Board terminated the contract of Dr. Sharon Byrdsong without cause in a meeting that left many with more questions than answers.  The deciding vote came from an appointed member of the Board Jason Inge who has forced his will, through both bullying tactics to Dr. Byrdsong and fellow members of the Board.  I am not sure whether this has anything to do with the fact that Mr. Inge was bullied as a young gay, overweight, socially awkward man in the past but this type of behavior as an adult is unacceptable and reprehensible.  Furthermore the Board should have been more transparent in this decision making process. The Norfolk School Board has to be held accountable for their actions including member Inge who was once again appointed and not elected. Norfolk residents deserve answers not smart ass responses like Mr. Inge gave stating ‘FOIA Us’. The time is now to rebuild that trust and if not now when?   

{Norfolk,VA February 2nd 2025} President Trump continues how outwardly racist he and his administration plan to be over the next four years. He has sent dictated that his administration will not celebrate Black History Month, Martin Luther King Jr Day, nor Juneteenth.  While I do not find this surprising as on the first day of his administration he pardoned thousands racist and Neo-nazis that raided the Capitol on January 6th 2021 this should be concerning to us all.  I am appalled and disgusted by this action as we all should be and now more then ever we have to be vigilant to protect our neighbors and friends against this broken man who pretends to be something that he is not. 

{Norfolk,VA November 6th 2024} Yesterday Americans went to the polls and elected Former President Donald Trump to be the 47th President of the United States.  Clearly I am disappointed with the outcome of the election, but I am proud of the campaign that Vice-President Harris and Governor Walz ran and the message that they delivered to the country.  The time is to come together and fight against what President-Elect Trump and his administration has planned.  We need to resist what they have planned, including the mass deportations, the attack on women's reproductive healthcare, and any of his attempt to put into place Project 2025.  We resist and protest though peacefully unlike the other side, and we remember always where are true values come from and lay.