
Black History Month programming at the Wayne Theatre
The Wayne Theatre in Downtown Waynesboro is presenting a number of programs during the month of February for Black History Month.

The Wayne Theatre in Downtown Waynesboro is presenting a number of programs during the month of February for Black History Month.

With Good Reason, a radio show and podcast produced by Virginia Humanities, releases “Heroes of American Dissent.”

The Fralin Museum of Art at the University of Virginia is mounting a city-wide campaign to educate residents about the history of slavery and African American life in Charlottesville, and to shed light on current realities for residents of color.

The seeds of our destruction were planted at the founding. Hard reality check, that one.

This week was our annual politicization of tragedy in the form of 9/11, before, during and after which we are reminded, repeatedly, to #neverforget.

Charlottesville anti-racist organizers and community members, in solidarity with all those who struggle to #TakeEmAllDown, comment on the removal of the University of North Carolina Confederate statue.

The Wayne Theatre has set the schedule for its 2018-2019 Arts Education program.

I saw the first “Save the Name” sign in a front yard in Waynesboro a few weeks ago, and wondered to myself why someone here would care what Staunton called its high school.

It is somewhat ironic that Loving Day in Virginia, celebrated annually on June 12, has nothing to do with the famous “Virginia is for Lovers” public relations slogan.

Virginia athletics director Carla Williams and former UVA All-American football player, two-time Super Bowl champion Chris Long and All-ACC men’s basketball performer Akil Mitchell will be participants on a panel focusing on Athletics and Race.
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