::THE SLICE REPORT WITH MONA AUSTIN

Mona Austin Pictured above: Journalist Mona Austin and Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring "Virginia is for Losers" is the headline on the cover of the New York post, prompted by the top three political leaders in the state being involved in controversies that could cost them their jobs. It is a sarcastic play on the states theme, "Virginia is for lovers." Two of the men in question, Gov. Ralph Northam and Attorney General Mark Herring are connected to reports about them wearing black face during their college years. Northam initially apologized when a photo of someone in black face standing next to someone in KKK garb emerged, then the next day held a press conference saying that it was not him in the pic. Herring came forth after rumors of a black face pic of him, admitting that he had indeed worn black face to in reflection of his favorite rapper. Then there is Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax, the lone Black man in the upper ranks of state leadership. He ...

Virginia Gov. Dr. Ralph Northam has apologized about a photo that emerged Friday showing him in racist garb, while he was a medical student in 1984. The photo depicts two men posing, one in black face and the other in a KKK outfit.  The governor did not say which outfit he was wearing, perhaps understanding both were offensive and problematic.  "This behavior is not in keeping with who I am today, : said Northam. The Virginia GOP has called for his resignation: “Racism has no place in Virginia,” said RPV Chairman Jack Wilson. “These pictures are wholly inappropriate. If Governor Northam appeared in blackface or dressed in a KKK robe, he should resign immediately.” Rep. Bobby Scott, Sen. Mark Warner and Sen. Cory Booker have joined the chorus of other politicians across the country (from both parties) who are calling for Gov. Northam's resignation. Thus far, he has not cooperated. Let's keep the racist photo of Gov. Ralph Northam and his reluctanc...