Changes don’t necessarily mean staff will be laid off.
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The first statue is planned for installation after groundwork is completed in 2025.
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The African American Civil Rights Network nod highlights the museum’s role in the movement.
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The organization's founder, John Boyd Jr., says it might consider a boycott.
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Code Switch co-host B.A. Parker on what to do with the debris of Southern sins as we celebrate Juneteenth.
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Plaintiffs in the federal lawsuit filed in Virginia include students who say they don't want to be forced to glorify or represent historical figures who fought to maintain slavery and white supremacy.
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The state budget approved May 13 creates a panel to probe the displacement of Black families by public college and university developments and consider possible redress
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The reasons they’re upset with Gov. Glenn Youngkin vary — and extend beyond the April 29 protest.
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The Melungeon Heritage Association met in Hillsborough, NC recently to discuss an upcoming conference exploring their identity. Andrew Harris Jr was an attendee.
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Deone Allen spoke at length with VPM News Focal Point this week, saying that families have reached their limit and will no longer tolerate their children being mistreated. She is calling for swift and serious consequences for students who subject others to verbal attacks and for the school board as well as the community to take decisive action to remedy the problems.
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New national DAR leader makes diversity a top priority as Virginia chapters welcome descendants of “Forgotten Patriots.”
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The VPM Daily Newscast contains all your Central Virginia news in just 5 to 10 minutes.
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Construction crews working to remove Richmond’s Confederate monuments have unearthed a metal box at the former site of the Jefferson Davis monument. It’s a time capsule which, according to historical reports, was intended for a Confederate temple in the city’s Monroe Park.
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Attorneys for Charlottesville residents who sued the white nationalist organizers of the deadly Unite the Right rally will soon wrap up their case. Meanwhile, one defendant's attorney told VPM they’re worried they’re running out of time to make theirs.
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It’s week two of the month-long trial against white nationalists who planned the 2017 Unite the Right rally. Testimony has been marked by defendants frequently digressing into conspiracy theories and lodging blame at plaintiffs and protesters on the left for the violence in Charlottesville.
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The state reported this week on the demographics of traffic stops in the commonwealth. A significant takeaway is that Black and brown drivers are disproportionately stopped by state and local law enforcement.