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400 years ago the first enslaved Africans arrived to English North America. That moment would set the trajectory of a nation. The story begins in 1619 in…
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As cities around the South struggle with what to do about confederate statues, the University of Virginia is offering one intriguing possibility. When…
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The controversy over white men appearing in blackface underscores a lack of knowledge about African-American history in this country, but a…
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Martin Luther King Day is a national day of service and for the past few years volunteers have worked alongside the descendants of those buried in a…
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1992 and 2018 have both been deemed The Year of the Woman, but what about the year 1968?That was the year Shirley Chisholm became the first…
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Virginia is preparing to mark a painful anniversary—the first Africans brought to English America as slaves.Last week in Hampton, Governor Ralph Northam…
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By 1928, a third of black school children in the rural south were taught in Rosenwald Schools. Those were small two-room schools built to educate…
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For generations, the trade of enslaved Africans fueled Virginia's economy, and Richmond was once once the hub of that market. For those who want to…
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A group of more than 50 people traveled from Charlottesville to Ghana earlier this month to learn about the origins of the trans-Atlantic slave trade, and…
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Enclaves are comfortable spaces where people convene, laugh and sometimes even cry. There are enclaves for sports fans, foodies, college alumni. During…