Coates, author of new novel The Water Dancer, came to the Virginia Museum of History and Culture to discuss the legacies of emancipation. Author and Maryland native Ta-Nehisi Coates visited Richmond last week to discuss emancipation and to promote his New York Times...
Re-Educating Richmond: An LGBTQ History Lesson at the VHMC
A new addition to Virginia Museum of History & Culture's “The Story of Virginia” exhibit includes pieces highlighting the LGBTQ+ civil rights movement in Virginia. The Virginia Museum of History and Culture has updated their signature exhibit titled “The Story of...
A More Complete History
Virginia Museum Of History and Culture's Determined exhibit sheds light on four hundred years of black Virginians' struggles to be seen as equal. The Virginia Museum of History and Culture’s latest exhibit, Determined: The 400 Year Struggle for Black Equality, sets...
A Cause For Celebration: The Dedication of Arthur Ashe Boulevard
Last weekend, government officials, civil rights leaders, and people from all across Virginia joined together to celebrate Richmond's next step toward racial reconciliation. It took nearly 30 years, but Richmond has officially renamed the street once known simply as...
Landrieu Urges Reflection On Monuments In Meeting With Stoney
In his meeting with Mayor Levar Stoney this week, former New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu challenged Richmonders to consider the continued impact of Confederate monuments on our city's image and reputation. It was a meeting of the Mayoral minds on Tuesday, as...
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