A former Black community newspaper will be commemorated in a special license plate if Virginia House lawmakers give the bill its final stamp of approval. Sen. Joseph D. Morrissey, D-Richmond, introduced Senate Bill 753, which will authorize the issuance of a special...
Virginia Universities Reckon With Confederate Symbols
In the wake of last summer's protests and the pulling down of Confederate monuments around the state, universities within the commonwealth are dealing with the remnants of the Confederacy and of systemic racism that remain on their campuses today. Virginia...
Women’s Suffrage, Social Media-Style
In their latest exhibit, The Valentine puts a new spin on the fight to gain women the right to vote by imagining it as a social media battle between famous figures of the early 20th century. If you’ve ever wondered what Maggie L. Walker’s social media presence would...
Artist’s Map of Richmond’s Streetcar System Reminds Us What Might Have Been
Artist Jake Berman has been creating maps of bygone streetcar systems around the US. Now he's turned his focus onto the first electric streetcar system ever, which opened right here in Richmond in 1888. Believe it or not, there used to be a way to get around Richmond...
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