Who Gets to Join the Black Caucus in Virginia?

John Fund, National Review

Virginia Democrats spitefully refused the application of the lone black Republican in the

House of Delegates to join the Black Caucus. A. C. Cordoza, who won a surprise election last November in a significantly minority district in Hampton, took to the floor to say he had been excluded because he dared to have “diverse” ideas. “The questions for entry had little to do with being black and had more to do with being leftist,” said Cordoza.