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The journalist unpacks how the ocean helped her discover her history.
Scott Elmquist
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VPM News
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Shaban Athuman/VPM NewsThe 10-acre site is planned to commemorate Richmond's legacy as an slave trade epicenter.
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Shaban Athuman/VPM NewsTake a look at this week's top VPM News stories.
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Shaban Athuman/VPM NewsThe 1895 Jackson Ward armory is a state and national Black history landmark.
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Ben Finley/APThe remains of hundreds of tenant farmers are being moved from the former Oak Hill tobacco plantation.
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Meghin Moore/VPM NewsThe plaque gives context to the sale of enslaved people in the Charlottesville area.
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Olivia Bowdoin/AP/FR172018 APIt wasn't about diversity, they say. It was about ending discrimination.
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Camille Farrah Lenain for NPR/Morgiane is perhaps the oldest opera by a Black American.
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Shaban Athuman/VPM News"Brunswick would be a good learning opportunity for me. I knew they had newer books than what we had."
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Adrienne McGibbon/VPM News Focal PointIt’s getting finishing touches before heading to U.S. Capitol.
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The $1.3M grant aims to repair damage done by I-95's construction to the Black neighborhood. -
"Hidden History with Brian Bullock" uncovers Virginia's connection to early 20th Century Julius Rosenwald Schools for African American students.
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A proposal notes the transfer would come "preferably by gift."
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Artsline || Feb. 20: Local arts and culture events, performances, classes, and exhibitions for the Richmond area, curated each week by VPM's Artsline.
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Artsline || Feb. 13: Local arts and culture events, performances, classes, and exhibitions for the Richmond area, curated each week by VPM's Artsline.
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The Williamsburg Bray School primarily educated enslaved students and operated from 1760 to 1774. The structure wasn’t formally identified until 2021.
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The latest draft is drawing criticism from multiple social studies and history curriculum experts.
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Hidden History with Brian Bullock uncovers new techniques in researching African-American genealogy.
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After nearly two decades, close to $1 million in funding remains for the Brown v. Board of Education Scholarship Program.
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Scholars say King's message has been misinterpreted over the years by politicians and members of the public, obscuring his anti-racist philosophies and calls to action.
