NewsFood is Family
The Philippines takes Christmas to another level. From September to December, the island-country celebrates the longest Christmas season in the world. Ken Garcia Olaes (Angie’s Bakery) and his parents bake …
NewsExpanding Our Origin Story
Cauline Yates was at a family reunion the first time she heard she was a descendant of Thomas Jefferson. In 2019, she was asked to help develop the Memorial to Enslaved Laborers at the University of Virginia. With Good Reason producer Matt Darroch has the story.
NewsNavigating the River
Impact Story: Horace Scruggs — Horace Scruggs is a skilled outdoorsman in Fluvanna County. He is working with our Virginia Folklife Program to pass along his skills in navigating the river to apprentices Hanna Scruggs (Horace’s daughter) and Niya Bates.
EventDancing With He’aven Fleming Bryant: A Workshop
Join Creciendo Juntos on October 20th, for a movement-based workshop with He’aven Fleming Bryant, a Charlottesville-based choreographer and dancer. He’aven will be talking about her journey and passion for dancing …
EventLegacies of Slavery – Landscapes of Segregation
The University of Virginia and its President’s Commission on the University in the Age of Segregation (PCUAS) will host the USS conference from September 28-October 1st, 2022: Legacies of Slavery …
EventHispanic Heritage Month Celebration
Join us for our 3rd annual Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration at Wells Fargo Plaza in downtown Roanoke. The multi-faceted cultural heritages of Latin America will be on display through a …
Event6th Annual Pocahontas Reframed Film Festival
The Pocahontas Reframed Film Festival aims to raise awareness about Native American language, cultures, and societies by showcasing great films by and about Indigenous peoples. The Festival brings together artists, …
NewsSeeding Innovation
Rural communities have faced economic hardship and population decline. Chris Kukk and Sheri McGuire recently created the SEED Innovation Hub in Farmville, Virginia to spark rural entrepreneurship and bring innovative ideas to life.
EventAfrikana Independent Film Festival – 2022
Virginia Humanities is excited to co-sponsor the 7th Annual Afrikana Independent Film Festival (AIFF) on Thursday, September 15 – Sunday, September 18, 2022. View Schedule Purchase Tickets AIFF is a three-day event …
NewsHow Hot is Your Honey
Fifty years after the last atmospheric nuclear tests on American soil, radioactive elements remain in our food supply. Jim Kaste says the honey is especially hot.
NewsHBCU Renaissance
What does William Faulkner and a cool pair of sneakers have in common? More than you might think.
NewsMore Than a Fraction: The Power of the Merry Tree
A recent grant from Virginia Humanities, awarded to More Than a Fraction Foundation, supported the first public phase of a long-term project, that is bringing together the descendants of two families—one whose ancestors were enslaved; the other whose forebears enslaved them.
