DANVILLE, Va. A local brewery is taking part in an effort to use beer to support social justice. Later this month, Ballad Brewing in Danville will offer the beer, Black is Beautiful. All the money from sales will go to the Danville chapter of Virginia Organizing, a nonprofit organization that works to address social justice issues. We want our space to be a space that everyone can feel welcome in, everyone can find something they enjoy on the menu. We want to support every member of our community when and where we can, said Ballad Brewing Business Operations Manager Tim Meyers.

LYNCHBURG, Va. On Tuesday night one group will be able to make its pitch to the Lynchburg School Board about why the division should no longer have school resource officers. Due to the coronavirus, the school board is asking Reason Chandler, with Virginia Organizing, and Lynchburg Police Chief Ryan Zuidema to send letters in via email explaining why school resource officers should go or stay. Part of my letter also asks the school board and Dr. Edwards, who is our superintendent, to maybe hand this off to our equity task force, said Chandler, whos also a Lynchburg dad asking the school board to remove all school resource officers. Right now, there are a total of five school resource officers spread out in the middle and high schools. But first, school board members are expected to read their letters out loud to the public on Tuesday evening.