History of Rosenwald Schools focus of new exhibit at Virginia Museum of History in Richmond
Share
In 1911, Booker T. Washington met Julius Rosenwald. The meeting led to the foundation of the Rosenwald schools.
Search Results for Jim Crow
Share
From the first to the 28th: Staunton author’s book explores U.S. presidents born in Virginia
Share
While working part-time as a tour guide at the Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library, Heather Cole thought of an idea for a nonfiction book.
Fredericksburg Civil Rights Trail joins national collection of landmarks
Share
The Fredericksburg Civil Rights Trail has been added to the national collection of landmarks that are the U.S. Civil Rights Trail.
Robert C. Koehler: Diversity in the crosshairs
Share
It’s so easy to toss hatred at the chosen enemy of the moment.
Robert C. Koehler: The need for understanding never stops
Share
I inhale the big, do-nothing shrug that always follows the annual posting, by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, of its global metaphor for Armageddon.
Virginia Democrats unveil 2024 agenda: Abortion rights, minimum wage, AR-15 bans
Share
Virginia Democrats are set to be in the majority in the House of Delegates and State Senate when the General Assembly reconvenes in January.
Youngkin administration improperly removed 3,400 Virginia voters from voter rolls
Share
The report from VPM News that told us the Youngkin administration had improperly removed 270 Virginia voters from the voter rolls turned out to be a dramatic underestimate.
Mike Johnson says son treated differently ‘because of the color of his skin’: Far right cries foul
Share
Mike Johnson is a Trump loyalist and election denier, but he also has an adopted Black son, and because Johnson, the new House Speaker, acknowledges that the world treats his son differently because of his race, that means he’s a radical Leftist.
Bill honors late John Lewis, safeguards democracy, restores Voting Rights Act
Share
House Democrats introduced H.R. 14 last month, the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act to safeguard American democracy.
‘We can change this raging red tide to calm blue waters’: Dem candidates speak out
Share
The Staunton Democratic Committee’s candidates forum Tuesday evening allowed audience members to ask questions in a town-hall-style platform.
