NewsSearching for Black Confederates
In this webinar, recorded July 9 2020, historian and educator Kevin Levin discusses his highly-acclaimed Searching for Black Confederates: The Civil War’s Most Persistent Myth with Jalane Schmidt. “Levin’s timely …
NewsFrom Farm-Based Learning to the Virtual Landscape
Arcadia Food Inc. is using a CARES Act grant to provide good food, good health, and warm human connections to under resourced communities in northern Virginia.
NewsEnd of the Road
It turns out that all good things must come to an end…including BackStory. So on this final episode of BackStory, Nathan, Brian, Joanne and Ed explore different kinds of finales …
NewsReplay: New Virginians
Immigrants from Central and South America, Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and the former Soviet Republics were chosen to share their stories in a Virginia-based traveling exhibit.
NewsReplay: Poetic Justice
When writer and Invisibilia producer Lulu Miller discovered she’d be leaving Virginia, she wrote a startling love letter to the state–one that charges everyday people to stay angry about injustice.
NewsTackling the Roots of Racism in Virginia
Working on an encyclopedia day in and day out for more than a decade is rewarding and sometimes depressing. It’s rewarding to think that—if you are doing your job responsibly—the… Read More»
NewsLGBTQ Fiction and Poetry from Appalachia
In this webinar, recorded June 30 2020, co-editors Jeff Mann and Julia Watts, and contributing writer Maggie Anderson, discuss identity, publishing, and community as related to their recent anthology, LGBTQ …
NewsBack in Session
Despite fears of a virus resurgence, Virginia Tech and William & Mary both announced they will re-open in the Fall. What’s their plan for keeping students safe? And will higher education be forever changed?
NewsNorfolk’s “Summer of the Pestilence”
On July 1, Virginia will move into Phase 3 of reopening. This new development will see the reopening of …
NewsThe Lost Book of Adana Moreau
In this webinar, recorded June 23 2020, author Michael Zapata discusses his debut novel, The Lost Book of Adana Moreau, with Meredith Cole. “Zapata’s debut novel is a wonderful merging …
NewsNo Visible Bruises
In this webinar, recorded July 2 2020, journalist Rachel Louise Snyder discusses her highly-acclaimed book, No Visible Bruises: What We Don’t Know About Domestic Violence Can Kill Us, in conversation …
NewsQuarantine Road
An 1855 yellow fever outbreak in Virginia eerily mirrors the present-day quarantine. And Marie Antoinette often secluded herself with a secret trove of banned books.
