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Two years ago today, Feb. 1, 2019, we were first confronted with the medical school yearbook photo of Gov. Ralph Northam and a friend, one in blackface, the other in a KKK robe and hood.
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All Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles full-service customer service centers will be closed on the following days for state holidays and observances.
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Atlantic Coast Conference Commissioner John Swofford announced Tuesday the formation of the ACC’s Committee for Racial and Social Justice.
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Twenty newly approved state historical highway markers will address topics of national, state, and regional significance in Virginia’s African American history.
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Four years ago, 3.8 percent of first-year students who enrolled at Virginia Tech were Black. This fall, the number is higher. The newest class of Hokies will include 8 percent Black students.
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In conjunction with national Juneteenth events, Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello will welcome a gathering of descendants of enslaved families today.
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Nearly 50 of the nation’s leading academics, public historians, and descendant community advocates convened at James Madison’s Montpelier this weekend to develop new guidelines for how cultural institutions and historic sites teach and interpret slavery by successfully engaging descendant communities.
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The United Nations of Comedy Series features Funnyman Skiba on Friday, February 17, 8pm at the Jefferson School Heritage Center.
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The United Nations of Comedy Series closes out 2016 with one of the funniest comedians in New York, Anthony Devito, on Saturday, Dec. 17.
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For the first time ever, the Wes Iseli Magic and Illusion Show will visit the Jefferson School Heritage Center on Friday, Dec. 16.
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