Richmond museum to open exhibit on Black Virginians; Trump aims to rewrite history
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A Richmond museum is preparing to open an exhibition in June that will explore the lives of free Black Virginians from 1619 to 1865.
Search Results for University of Mary Washington
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Detained professor: ‘I’ve seen lots of injustice, didn’t think it would happen to me’
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An effort to silence those who don’t agree with the Trump administration is being challenged in court on behalf of a Georgetown professor.
Climate Action Alliance of the Valley News Roundup: March 2025
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It is still not clear how the Trump administration’s move to freeze federal grants might affect Harrisonburg.
State AGs, not ours, but others, fighting Trump over gender-affirming care
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Virginia’s MAGA attorney general, Jason Miyares, refers to gender-affirming care for trans minors as “chemical and surgical mutilation of children.” Our neighbor to the north, Maryland, has an AG that isn’t a total Neanderthal.
Another ball of worms entirely: The callousness of Donald Trump 2.0
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Sometimes politics hit so close to home that it’s unavoidable, which is exactly what happened one week into Trump’s second term, when he issued a blanket freeze on trillions of dollars of federal funding.
Bridgewater College students to debate ethics, AI at statewide event Friday
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Bridgewater College students will compete in the Virginia Foundation for Independent Colleges’ 25th annual Applied Ethics Bowl.
Staunton: Three Notch’d Road presents Italian pastoral drama in February
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Three Notch’d Road: The Virginia Baroque Ensemble will present “If Music Be the Food of Love” on Feb. 14, 15 and 16.
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Blue Ridge Parkway receives National Historic Landmark designation
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The Blue Ridge Parkway has been designated as a National Historic Landmark, one of 19 new sites named this week.
UVA Basketball: Tony Bennett passes the torch to right-hand man Ron Sanchez
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Tony Bennett said at his retirement press conference on Friday that leaving the UVA Basketball job three weeks before the season wasn’t “premeditated.”
