Diallo Dphrepaulezz is an African-American of Haitian descent, a graduate of Petersburg public schools and Virginia State University, an executive with the Edison Schools, an “education reform” consultant, and a critic of public schools. He’s also running as an independent against Rosalyn Dance, a Democrat and former mayor of Petersburg, who is now considered a shoe-in in the race for the 63rd House of Delegates district.
South of the James, a new blog, has a fascinating profile of Dphrepaulezz, an intense but mysterious young man who could either crash and burn in a very public way, or could stun the local political establishment. Either way, the 63rd district is definitely a race to watch.
