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New exhibition about history of Black Catholics in Virginia coming to Richmond

The Black History Museum & Cultural Center of Virginia (BHMVA) is currently showcasing an exhibit on the history and ...
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Look back on Richmond’s LGBTQ+ history at Virginia Museum of History and Culture

The Virginia Museum of History and Culture (VMHC) will offer a look at the journey of LGBTQ+ equality in Richmond this Sunday ...
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16.19 run tracing route of enslaved Africans in Richmond is about 'remembrance and healing'

RICHMOND, Va. — The 4th annual Run Richmond 16.19 event gave participants a chance to run or walk through historic areas that highlight the River City's history. The event on Saturday serves as a ...
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Benefit supports film honoring The Richmond 34, students who protested at whites-only lunch counter

RICHMOND, Va. — A fundraiser this Sunday at the Black History Museum will support the production of a movie about The Richmond 34, a group of students who took a stand against racial segregation more ...
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Unveiling Richmond’s Black Heritage: Journey through Black history monuments, sites, museums

CORRECTION: The article has been updated to accurately reflect the addresses of all historic sites. RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Richmond’s vibrant history is woven with the stories of its Black monuments ...
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LIST: Black History Month events in the Richmond area

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — February marks the start of Black History Month in the United States when we celebrate African Americans whose contributions have helped shape, and continue to shape, our nation ...
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'Portals' community exhibition depicts Black history across Richmond, Virginia

A community-based photo exhibition in Richmond, Virginia — a city at the center of a lot of Black history — showcases portraits of African Americans across the centuries for Black History Month. The ...
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Richmond’s New Shockoe Project Will Memorialize the City’s Role in the Slave Trade

Mayor Levar Stoney delivers remarks during the unavailing to the Shackoe Project on Tuesday, February 27, 2024 at Main Street Station in Richmond, Virginia. (Photo by Shaban Athuman / VPM News) This ...
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Virginia Brews returns to Museum of History

They came for the beer — and not just to the Virginia Brews festival at the Virginia Museum of History & Culture. Beer lovers Kevin Harber and Tessica Vanteicher moved to Richmond a few years back ...
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This Day in History: Tennis legend born in Richmond

RICHMOND, Va. (WDBJ) - July 10, 1943: Eventual tennis champion Arthur Ashe, Jr., was born in Richmond. In 1975, he became the first African American male to win the Wimbledon singles title. He ended ...
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This creative capital city deserves a lot more attention

This dynamic city on the James River deserves more of the tourist attention enjoyed by the nation’s capital two hours to the north. Richmond, Virginia — or “RVA,” as locals call it — has top-notch ...