Healthcare heroes share the pain of watching patients lose their lives to Covid-19 while unable to have loved ones nearby. Hear why these nurses are committed to their calling.
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GPS pioneer, Dr. Gladys West, and her fellow math-wiz husband Ira West, share what it was like to have high-level careers during a time when integration was just beginning while continuing to break ground for people of color today. Adele McClure explains how she beat homelessness to lead the VA Legislative Black Caucus. Learn how Virginia’s Crown Act protects people with natural hair styles and texture from discrimination. -
We take a look at Gray Area Drinking and how having a glass of wine every night to escape stress could lead to bigger problems. Then we visit with Miss America, Camille Schrier. She is a VCU doctoral student who breaks stereotypes and shares some challenges in her journey. We take a look at Fashion over the decades and the impacts of headlines on hemlines to designers.
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See how one family’s pain with infant loss drove them to help other bereaved families through Kennedy’s Angel Gowns. Learn about the hardships and successes of the Asian Pacific Islander Community. A food expert shares the trends and tragedies that shaped what’s on our plates over the last 30 years.
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In the Season 30 premiere of Virginia Currents, hear the compelling stories of how ChildSavers helps children and families impacted by trauma. See how Argie went from being a rescue dog to a search dog for Powhatan Police. From solving cold cases to giving new leads, we look at how DNA’s role in criminal investigations changed drastically in 30 years.
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Virginia Currents returns with new episodes October 15. After30 seasons of inspiring and entertaining viewers with stories of people and organizations that make a difference, Virginia Currents will sign off at the end of this season.
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How does COVID-19 compare to other pandemics that devastated the globe since 1990.
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Miss America and VCU doctorate student, Camille Schrier, breaks stereotypes while inspiring young women to go for their passions and not be deterred by naysayers during this candid conversation and exciting science demonstration at the Science Museum of Virginia.
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Watch the compelling story of Holocaust survivor, Halina Zimm, wife of Alan Zimm, Holocaust survivor and spouse.
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Virginia Currents interviews Alan Zimm at the Virginia Holocaust Museum. A Holocaust survivor, he shared a story of loss, luck, hope and his mission to teach tolerance, not hate.
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Find out how this theatre withstood fire, weather damage, segregation, and hard economic times, but eventually closed for 60 years deteriorating from the inside out. Hear the gripping history of the theatre from Geoffrey Kershner, Executive Director of the Academy of the Arts, and how it has been fully renovated to be a jewel in the crown of downtown Lynchburg.
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A look at the 1970’s Kepone Crisis in Hopewell and how this pesticide chemical affected employees of the closed down manufacturer and even closed the James River to fishing for several years. We talk with a researcher from Ohio who spent years analyzing this huge event that was one of the first illegal dumping and toxic chemicals by a manufacturer that caused an investigation by the EPA which closed this factory run by former Allied employees. -
At VPM, we are saddened to hear about the passing of 99 year old, Russell Scott, a WWII hero, Purple Heart recipient, ex-POW and volunteer at the VA Hospital and Virginia War Memorial. It is our honor to re-share a special Virginia Currents story featuring Russell Scott that first-aired on November 12, 2015.
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The number of older adults becoming homeless is on the rise in the Richmond area and across the country. Expensive healthcare costs and unexpected crisis, can be enough to deplete the fixed income funds of older adults and even lead to them being homeless.
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Shomi Patwary and his family took a leap of faith and found great success. Find out how the Daily Planet & Senior Connections are trying to help the vulnerable senior, homeless population. Follow a house calls only pediatrician as he treats young patients where they’re most comfortable - at home. Learn more about the now annual Something in the Water Music Festival founded by Pharrell Williams.
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Watch the full interview with Vietnam veteran, Walter Allmon. Walter shares his experience serving in the Vietnam War, the effect it had on his family and his mental health. Find out how he discovered the path to feeling safe in the world again.
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Watch the full interview with Tamekia Studivant a veteran who served in Iraq and Afghanistan. She shares her story of life after the military and the challenges she faced adjusting to civilian life. In this interview Tamekia talks about how she reached a mental breaking point and wanted to take her own life but she finally found hope, peace and connection with help from the Richmond Vet Center.
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WATCH NOW: Find out what fuels the creative energy of actor, author, singer, songwriter and jazz composer Zachary Lee Hines II. With a musical styling that echo's Roy Ayres he uses his gifts for community building with his band of 8 called FORTRESSES.
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Virginia Currents talks with the paranormal investigator and education programs specialist Kendrick Gibbs at Hanover Taverns. Kendrick shares a few ghost stories popular at the colonial era tavern.
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Find out how actor, writer & makeup artist, Eva DeVirgilis, made it her mission to connect and empower women and stop them from apologizing for misconceived appearance flaws with a one-woman show that she took around the world. She came up with this idea when she realized nearly every woman who sat in her make-up chair apologized about an aspect of their appearance no matter how traditionally beautiful they were.
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Find out how volunteer health professionals address the needs of a marginalized population at the Special Olympics Virginia Summer Games. Ginter Urban Gardeners is a program that helps communities in urban environments learn how to build and maintain community green spaces and gardens.
