The Washington Post WaPo Northam acted surprised, as if he didn”t know Wise”s stance on the issue. He then replied by saying the following: “Well, I think that”s an important part of history, and we need to tell all history. We have good history in Virginia and we have history that”s not good and I don”t think we can shy away from any of it. We must tell it all, we must put it in perspective.” This was Northam”s first formal interview since controversial high school and college “blackface” photographs came to light, which caused repeated calls for the embattled governor to step down. The Washington Post [Gov. Ralph Northam] promised to pursue racial reconciliation as he defended his vow to stay in office despite widespread calls for his resignation. He wants to spend the remaining three years of his term trying to ensure that black Virginians have the same opportunities as whites. Main Image Credit: Politico 65 views 4,378,151 views