By MEL LEONOR
Richmond Times-Dispatch
Dr. Bob Holsworth: Glenn Youngkin self-funding is an effort to define himself to voters before Democrats are able to do so
Glenn Youngkin, the GOP nominee for governor, is kicking off his general election campaign with substantial financial power: he poured $6.5 million more of his own money into his campaign in the last two months and raised $1.8 million from donors.
Youngkin already had loaned his campaign $5.5 million in early 2021 to compete in the GOP convention, bringing his personal total so far to $12 million, according to the Virginia Public Access Project.
Financial disclosures that statewide candidates filed Tuesday suggest the former private equity CEOâs personal wealth, reportedly $200 million or more, could yield a competitive governorâs race in Virginia, a state increasingly favorable to Democrats.
At Tulsa Centennial, Biden Unveils Steps to Narrow Racial Wealth Gap
Voice of America
02 Jun 2021, 10:05 GMT+10
On Tuesday, Joe Biden became the first sitting American president to commemorate the anniversary of the destruction of a prosperous Black community by a white mob that left up to 300 people dead and 10,000 homeless. Just because history is silent, it doesn t mean that it did not take place, Biden said in remarks to survivors of the massacre and their families at the Greenwood Cultural Center. Some injustices are so heinous, so horrific, so grievous, they can t be buried, no matter how hard people try.