The United Negro College Fund (UNCF) will present its Annual Mayors’ Masked Ball on March 22, 2025, in Hampton Roads....
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...
The Library of Virginia partners with Virginia Opera to present two free Black History Month events, including a legal panel discussion and a performance showcasing excerpts...
By Terri Schlichenmeyer Your mother tells you stories. She talks about things that happened before you were born; Grandpa does it, too, and you like to...
Dominion Energy and the Library of Virginia honor distinguished African-American leaders in politics, music, science, and history at the 2025 ‘Strong Men & Women in Virginia...
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....
Mary Frances Berry’s "Slavery After Slavery" uncovers the heartbreaking stories of Black children forced into post-Civil War "apprenticeships," a system that extended slavery’s reach. This powerful...
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s 1960 speech, "Keep Moving From This Mountain," resonates today as Black voter turnout faces new challenges, echoing the momentum and setbacks...
Join Norfolk State University legend Marty Miller at Aspire Art Gallery on January 18, 2025, for the signing of his inspiring book, BASES FOR SUCCESS YOU’VE...