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Did you know that African American women are 42 percent more likely to die from breast cancer than white women, or that African American men are 50 percent more likely to die from colorectal cancer than white men?
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The Virginia Open Data Portal has been expanded to include more than a dozen new COVID-19 datasets from the Virginia Department of Health.
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Once upon a time in America, parents breathed a sigh of relief when their kids went back to school after a summer’s hiatus, content in the knowledge that for a good portion of the day, their kids would be gainfully occupied, out of harm’s way, and out of trouble.
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The Virginia War Memorial will honor and remember all American service members who were held as a prisoner of war or were reported as missing in action with a series of special exhibits and programs from Sept. 15-18.
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The students’ eyes track across the Arabic letterforms from right to left, reading, deciphering, understanding. Some of the undergraduates are in the class to submerse themselves in a new language, to augment other studies, or to learn about their heritage.
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In order to serve more of Virginia’s ex-offenders in need of long-term opioid use treatment and recovery, the Virginia Department of Corrections is expanding a reentry treatment program.
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Virginia Tech has canceled all study abroad programs scheduled for the 2020-21 winter session.
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The Commission on African American History Education in the Commonwealth today presented its final report to Gov. Ralph Northam, the Virginia Board of Education, and other key advocates for diversity and inclusion in Virginia classrooms.
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First Lady Pamela Northam will make socially distanced and virtual visits to child care classrooms, family day homes, Head Start programs, elementary schools, and other providers that serve the Commonwealth’s most vulnerable children and families.
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Students in 16 Virginia school divisions will be able to increase their understanding of African-American history by participating in a new high school-level elective course this academic year.
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