NewsBlack Studies Under Threat
Black Studies Departments on college campuses nationwide are facing mounting pressures.
NewsDance Revolution: Thapasya School of Dance
In Common and Virginia Folklife join Sudha Krishnamurthy and her daughter Sukhi Mahadevan to learn the beauty and discipline of Bharatanatyam, a form of Indian classical dance. This episode is …
NewsDance Revolution: Semilla Cultural
In Common and Virginia Folklife join Isha M. Renta López and Joel Sánchez to explore the world of bomba and plena in Virginia. This episode is part of Dance Revolution, …
NewsDance Revolution: Intertribal Indigenous Dance
In Common and Virginia Folklife join Chief Keith F. Anderson and his son Kalen Anderson, both members of the Red Crook-ed Sky American Indian Dance Troupe, for a conversation about …
NewsSwing Your Partner! The History of Square Dancing in Virginia
On September 30, 2026, Encyclopedia Virginia managing editor Patti Miller, traditional dance historian Phil Jamison, and McEver Dugan of RVA Square Dance discussed how square dancing came to Virginia, why …
NewsDance Revolution: Positive Force Line Steppaz
In Common and Virginia Folklife join Fonseca Holman and Gloria Johnson from Positive Force Line Steppaz in Buckingham County to talk about soul line dancing–which is so much more than …
NewsQ&A with Cassandra Newby-Alexander
By Mikayla Wolf You previously worked as an oral historian for the Supreme Court of Virginia. What was the most surprising part of that experience? Uncovering the hidden perspectives of …
NewsRemembering Bill Martin
By Tom Rosenthal William J. “Bill” Martin, the longtime director of Richmond’s Valentine Museum, passed away on December 28, 2025. A close friend to Virginia Humanities — and to so …
NewsLewis Longenecker’s Students Don’t Just Study History. They Make It.
By Nina Wilder When Lewis Longenecker’s students at Cumberland Middle School began researching Lucyville, they weren’t looking for a story anyone had told them to find. They were digging through …
NewsDance Revolution: The Crooked Road
In Common and Virginia Folklife join Tyler Hughes and Gina Dilg on a tour of three stops on The Crooked Road: Virginia’s Heritage Music Trail. From the Fries Theatre, to …
NewsWomen at Work
At colleges and universities, women professors are doing a lot more emotional work on top of teaching and research.
