NewsMaking the Invisible Visible
A conversation with book artist Veronica Jackson about how family, race, and gender have informed her work.
EventSlave Auction Block Vigil: Honoring the Ancestors
Beloved Community Cville is hosting an online “Slave Auction Block Vigil: Honoring the Ancestors” that will be live streamed from the Historic Court Square in downtown Charlottesville. Community members (Prof. …
EventWe Stand for Justice: Proclamation and Exhibit
This virtual program will include a salute to thirty-six African American activists from Newport News, followed by a reading of a proclamation of appreciation to African Americans in Newport News …
NewsShifting the Landscape
By Justin G. Reid When Muriel Branch got word that the historic Pine Grove Elementary School in rural Cumberland County might be sold because of unpaid taxes, she galvanized her …
EventReading Under the Influence: Music, History & Race
Regina Bradley (Chronicling Stankonia: The Rise of Hip-Hop South), Adam Gussow (Whose Blues? Facing Up to Race and the Future of Music), and Claudrena Harold (When Sunday Comes: Gospel Music in the Soul and Hip-Hop Eras) discuss the ways that music, history, and race intersect in the creation of American identity, with a focus on blues, southern hip-hop, and late-century gospel music.
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EventRosenwald Schools in Virginia: Updates and Preservation Tools Webinar
Join Preservation Virginia, the Virginia Department of Historic Resources, the AMMD Pine Grove School Community, the Campbell County Training School Complex, the Julius Rosenwald and Rosenwald Schools National Historic Park …
EventAmerica’s Sunday Supper featuring Stacey Abrams
Danville’s annual America’s Sunday Supper takes place virtually this year and will feature a keynote address by former Georgia House Representative and Minority Leader Stacey Abrams. The event marks the …
NewsHistory United Nominated for a Civvy Award
Virginia (Danville, Charlottesville)—Virginia Humanities announced today that their History United program has been nominated for a Civvy Award. The American Civic Collaboration Awards (the Civvys) are the only national awards …
NewsREPLAY: Music that Mends
Much is written about incarcerated people. This week, we hear what they are writing and thinking about themselves.
NewsAnnouncing a $100k Ford Foundation Grant to Support Community Scholars
Charlottesville—Today, Virginia Humanities announced a $100,000 grant from the Ford Foundation to support community knowledge bearers and non-academy humanities experts across Virginia. This place-based, digital storytelling initiative will begin in …
NewsOutdoor Archives
Cemeteries are outdoor archives. After decades of neglect, volunteers are clearing the brush and illuminating America’s repressed histories.
