Richmond: Speaker of the House of Delegates Bill Howell and the House Joint Rules Committee has appointed Delegate James Edmunds to the Brown v. Board of Education Scholarship Awards Committee for a term coincident with the term for which he has been elected to the House of Delegates.

The Committee is responsible for evaluating applications for and selecting recipients of the Brown v. Board of Education scholarships, in accordance with the provisions of Section 30-231.5 of the Code of Virginia. Brown v. Board was a landmark decision of the United States Supreme Court that declared state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students and denying black children equal educational opportunities unconstitutional.

"I am pleased to serve on this committee and look forward to helping those affected by Massive Resistance," stated Delegate Edmunds.