NewsRemembering Bristol’s Black Bottom: Q&A with Tina McDaniel
Once a hub of Black entrepreneurship and community in Bristol, Black Bottom was erased during urban renewal in the 1960s. With support from a Virginia Humanities at UVA Wise grant, Tina McDaniel is helping bring its story back to the public landscape.
NewsRuling Women
Numbers of Black women legislators have increased dramatically in the last decade. Jatia Wrighten argues that the success and drive of these leaders is rooted deep in history.
News2026 Black History Month Reads
From March 20 to 22, the 2026 Virginia Festival of the Book will bring powerful stories of Black heritage, identity, and culture to the forefront.
NewsA Miserable Revenge
George Newman, born to free Black parents in 1855, was only 21 or 22 when he wrote the novel, A Miserable Revenge: A Story of Life in Virginia. Newman’s granddaughter, Ruth Toliver, talks about the just-published novel with Virginia Humanities Center for the Book director Kalela Williams.
NewsYosef Medina & Monika Rhue on the “Humanities =” Podcast
Yosef Medina, our director of strategic initiatives, and HBCU Scholars Fellow Dr. Monika Rhue were recently featured on the Humanities = podcast. Give it a listen! Having an opportunity where …
NewsConcrete Jungle
Palestinian identity as refugees in Damascus and America’s failing stormwater infrastructure
NewsDelicious Predator
The Chesapeake Bay is ballooning with an apex predator that can only be defeated with grease and breading – blue catfish!
NewsRadical Acceptance
New-to-this-country students are constantly being asked to adapt. And often, their wellbeing is measured almost entirely by their ability to speak English. Alfonzo Perez Acosta is an arts educator. In his classroom, he gives students the tools to let their art do the talking.
