BREAKING: A Virginia Democrat who has spoken with Gov. Ralph Northam tells The Associated Press that the governor now does not believe he was in a racist picture in his 1984 medical yearbook and has no immediate plans to resign.
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Virginia governor faces calls to resign after participating in 1984 racist photoVirginia Gov. Ralph Northam is facing questions Friday after a medical school yearbook page with his name on it shows a photo of men in a KKK robe and blackface.
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Justin Fairfax would become Virginia’s 2nd black governor if Northam resignsLt. Gov. Justin Fairfax, a 39-year-old lawyer, grew up in Washington and is descended from slaves.
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The Latest: Virginia governor apologizes for racist photoRICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The Latest on Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam's yearbook photo of a person in blackface (all times local): 6:30 p.m. Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam has apologized for a 'racist and offensive' costume seen on his 1984 medical school yearbook page. The photo shows a person in blackface and another in full Ku Klux Klan robes. The governor did not say which costume he was wearing. The Democratic governor said Friday that the behavior was not in keeping with his values and he will work to heal the damage he has caused.
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