Amid Blackface Backlash, Ralph Northam Tells Staff He Has No Plans To Step Down
The Virginia governor's declaration comes roughly a week after the state Capitol was thrown into disarray by the revelation he appeared in blackface decades ago.
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Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam has told his staff that he doesn't intend to resign his office, his communications director, Ofirah Yheskel, told NPR member station WCVE Friday.
The declaration comes roughly a week after a sent Virginia's Capitol into disarray and as most state lawmakers back to their
