NewsTo Be Seen and Belong:
There’s a fresh mural, finished just last October, on the north wall in Virginia Humanities’ new Dairy Market headquarters. The color palette features warm earth tones–browns, oranges, reds–an almost perfect contrast to the cool blues and creams in the surrounding decor. But for the subgroup of Virginia Humanities staff and board members that made up our Community Engagement Committee, the most important aspect of the mural wasn’t how it would make the space look, but how it would make the space feel.
NewsHBCU Fellowship Info Session #1
This free online information session for anyone considering applying for our new HBCU Fellowship was held Monday December 20, 2021. This opportunity will fund the humanities research of scholars affiliated …
NewsREPLAY: Friendsgiving
For many, the Thanksgiving holidays are a time to gather with your biological relatives. But what if you don’t have the traditional, Norman-Rockwell family?
NewsSpecial Meeting on Cultural Justice in Virginia
Virginia legislators and state government and cultural agency leaders held a Special Meeting on Cultural Justice in Virginia on Monday, December 6, 2021, from 6:00-8:00pm ET. Officials heard from descendants of …
NewsVirginia Tribal Communities Tell Their Own Stories
In Encyclopedia Virginia
The question of how Indigenous stories are told—and by whom—is part of a long-overdue reckoning with the mainstream historical narrative in VA…
NewsFilm Festival Showcases Native Perspectives
Q&A with Pocahontas Reframed’s festival director Bradby Brown
In the five years since the inception of The Pocahontas Reframed Film Festival, it has grown to become the largest Native American film festival on the East Coast. Scroll through the program roster, and the secret to the festival’s success becomes obvious.
NewsBe Curious, Not Judgmental
Op-Ed by Matthew Gibson
October is one of my favorite months. There is Halloween, which, as a child and now childish parent, I’ve always thought should be a federal holiday. And October is a time to reflect on and celebrate the importance of creative expression and the human experience, because it is National Arts and Humanities Month!
NewsArts, Humanities Offer Opportunities to Grow and Learn
Op-Ed by Dee Lester — The humanities, through art, literature, philosophy, history, and storytelling, are the key to understanding the nuance and complexity that exists in diverse groups of people. They provide a way for us to vicariously experience the lives of others, stepping out of our comfort zones to find out what it’s like to walk in someone else’s shoes. The humanities foster the empathy and understanding necessary to build an inclusive society.
NewsThe Suffragist Playbook
In today’s political strategy, attack ads on TV are out, attack tweets are in.
