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Dumfries home to only all-Black council in Northern Virginia

Since 2020, every elected member of the Dumfries, Virginia, town council has been African American. Northern Virginia Bureau Chief Julie Carey reports on the message they send and the plans they have for Dumfries’ future.  

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