NewsThe Voice: Remembering Harold Mitchell
All of us at the Virginia Folklife Program are deeply saddened by the news of the passing of Harold Mitchell: emcee extraordinaire, master storyteller, and keeper of an encyclopedic knowledge …
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NewsReplay: New Virginians
There are many kinds of movement and migration, forced and otherwise. Arrival is a perpetual state of becoming for the people in transit and the nations where they arrive.
NewsBearing Witness
Poets Lauren Alleyne (Honeyfish), Iréne Mathieu (Grand Marronage) and Amy Woolard (Neck of the Woods) read from their most recent collections, discuss writing, and writing in these times. “Honeyfish is …
NewsSt Brigid Press
In this interview by Kristin Adolfson, on August 4 2020, Emily Hancock of St Brigid Press takes us on a tour of her letterpress print shop, shares her latest work, …
NewsTelling the Whole Story of Woman Suffrage
As Encyclopedia Virginia director Peter Hedlund recently noted here on the EV blog, we are committed to revising existing entries to eliminate racial bias and better reflect new historical understandings of key moments in Virginia history.… Read More»
NewsNo One Cares Alone
Sammy was just a month old when he started experiencing symptoms of heart failure. Hear about the doctor who performed the groundbreaking surgery that saved the boy’s life, and the resource he created to help doctors avoid burnout.
NewsExploring New Crime Anthologies
In this webinar, recorded July 28 2020, authors and editors Angel Luis Colón (¡Pa’Que Tu Lo Sepas!: Latinx Fiction for Puerto Rico), Gabino Iglesias (Both Sides: Border Stories), and Nick …
NewsGreat Reads Featuring ‘The Undefeated’
In this webinar, recorded July 28 2020, Newbery Award-winning author Kwame Alexander discusses his picture book The Undefeated, with Tasha Birckhead. Winner of the 2020 Caldecott Medal, a 2020 Newbery …
NewsWe’re Going to Be O.K.
In this webinar, recorded August 11, 2020, co-author Dr. Leigh-Ann Webb and illustrator Ashleigh Webb discuss We’re Going to Be O.K., their picture book about staying healthy during COVID-19 as …
NewsTravelers
In this webinar, recorded July 23 2020, novelist Helon Habila discusses his latest book, Travelers, with Alane Salierno Mason. Travelers is a startlingly imaginative exploration of the African diaspora in …
NewsA Historic House & Art Museum Goes Digital
Learn how the Hermitage Museum & Gardens is adapting to COVID-19 with the help of a Virginia Humanities CARES Act grant.
NewsThe Chiefest Town
At the confluence of the James and Rivana Rivers in Virginia sits a Monacan site. Monacan Chief Kenneth Branham walks us through the site of what was once the village …
NewsNow That I’ve Found You
In this webinar, recorded July 21 2020, young adult novelist Kristina Forest discusses her latest book, Now That I’ve Found You, a young adult novel about searching for answers, love, …
NewsOliver Hill, Jr. – A Remembrance
By Kevin McFadden I am sure it has happened to you: there was someone in your life you thought you knew well enough, but then when you attended their memorial …
