Aiming to improve the health of expectant Black mothers, public health officials and providers have been looking at the role midwives can play. Reporting by Louis Hansen Photo essay by Karen Kasmauski. Supported by the Pulitzer Center vcij.org/stories/i-just…

A mechelle 🕵🏽‍♀️ hankerson interview with photojournalist Karen Kasmauski on what inspired her to follow Virginia midwives. Could this improve maternal health? whro.org/news/local-new… via WHRO Public Media

New: Sixty-plus years ago, the white leaders of Newport News, Virginia, seized the core of a thriving Black community to build a college. The school has been gobbling up the remaining houses ever since. propublica.org/article/how-vi…

A thriving middle-class Black community in Newport News, Virginia, was about to develop more land and attract more residents. Then city and academic leaders seized the core of the neighborhood to build a college. propublica.org/article/how-vi…

Why the Destruction of a Black Neighborhood Matters to Me — and Should Matter to Everyone, by Brandi Kellam. Read how Brandi came to tell her story "Erasing The “Black Spot”: How A Virginia College Expanded By Uprooting A Black Neighborhood" vcij.org/why-destructio…

Independent political groups backed largely by “dark money” have spent nearly $1.7 million on Virginia candidates this election cycle, raising concerns about transparency and influence in the tightly contested battle for control of the General Assembly. vcij.org/stories/nearly…

Our latest Virginia Center for Investigative Journalism in collaboration with OpenSecrets.org investigates how dark money is fueling political campaigns across the commonwealth. #politics #darkmoney

Our short documentary “Uprooted” examines a Black community’s decadeslong battle to hold onto their land as city officials wielded eminent domain to establish and expand Christopher Newport University in Newport News, Virginia. vimeo.com/whrotv/uproote… with ProPublica