After a Black lawmaker was targeted by a racial slur; Democratic leaders want more than condemnation
They want Virginia's Republican leaders to confront the racism within their own ranks—or be considered complicit in its persistence.
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A slur and the response
Del. Candi Mundon King, D-Prince William, was recently targeted with a racial slur by an anonymous social media account. Gov. Glenn Youngkin and Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears publicly condemned the post, but House Speaker Don Scott, D-Portsmouth, and Mundon King are calling for more than statements. They say Republican leaders must follow their words with action.