Hattie Canty, a pioneering union leader and civil rights activist, fought for fair wages and working conditions as president of the Las Vegas Hotel and Culinary...
The Hampton History Museum and Chrysler Museum will host screenings of The Dixie 3: A Story on Civil Rights in Nursing, a docudrama highlighting the 1963...
As Black History Month 2025 highlights "African Americans and Labor," a new wave of DEI rollbacks and voting restrictions threatens hard-won progress. From corporate cutbacks to...
A federal judge denied a motion to dismiss the NAACP’s lawsuit against Shenandoah County Schools, ruling that reinstating Confederate school names plausibly violates students’ constitutional rights....
Richmond janitors employed by city contractor Nu-Tech, joined by 150 union workers, protested unfair labor conditions, calling for fair wages, benefits, and city intervention. #WorkersRights #LaborProtest...
Virginia Beach will unveil a historical marker on February 8, 2025, honoring Willis Augustus Hodges, a pioneering abolitionist, journalist, and civil rights advocate who became the...
In a historic final act, President Joe Biden posthumously pardoned Marcus Garvey, the Pan-Africanist leader whose vision of Black empowerment and self-reliance inspired global movements and...
Delegate Don Scott reflects on his journey from incarceration to becoming Virginia’s first Black Speaker of the House, sharing a powerful message of redemption and hope....
January 20, 2025, marks a day of transition and reflection as we honor Martin Luther King Jr., the late President Jimmy Carter, and the need for...
After three deputies were indicted for the in-custody death of Rolin Hill, the Virginia Beach NAACP held a vigil, calling for justice and systemic change to...