School segregation in Richmond City and its surrounding counties is a persistent problem. 64 years after Brown v. Board of Education, the demographic makeup of schools in the area is still largely divided along racial and economic lines. Controversy/History, a monthly...
Pretty Powerful: The History Of Richmond Women In Fashion
Like the garments they've made and worn, the relationship between women and fashion is deeply interwoven with the history of Richmond. A new exhibit at The Valentine Museum, “Pretty Powerful: Fashion and Virginia Women,” explores the individual stories of these...
Boston historian proposes African American heroes join Confederate statues on Monument Avenue
In high school, I, like many Richmonders walked down Monument Avenue during class field trips. I marveled at its beauty with my friends and thought simply of how I loved this town. In high school, I, like many Richmonders walked down Monument Avenue during class field...
10 years of RVA art, music, and performance under one roof – The history of Gallery 5
Richmond today is a bastion of the arts and independent culture, with a venue, gallery, or studio seemingly on every corner. Richmond today is a bastion of the arts and independent culture, with a venue, gallery, or studio seemingly on every corner. However, not too...
VCU’s “We Built This City” shirts sparks racial firestorm
Did VCU "build this city"? T-shirts distributed by the VCU's Students Today Alumni Tomorrow (STAT) organization have been proclaiming as much, and some students are not having it. Did VCU "build this city"? T-shirts distributed by the VCU's Students Today Alumni...
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