by HRC Staff •

HRC released the following statement in the wake of a news report that revealed Virginia Governor Ralph Northam appearing in a deeply racist and offensive photograph.
Today, HRC released the following statement in the wake of a news report that revealed Virginia Governor Ralph Northam appearing in a deeply racist and offensive photograph showing a man in blackface and another in a Ku Klux Klan robe.
HRC President Chad Griffin said, “Northam must resign immediately. The right path forward is for Justin Fairfax to become the next Governor of Virginia.”
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