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Hundreds traveled to Thomas Jefferson's Albemarle estate.

Hundreds traveled to Thomas Jefferson's Albemarle estate.

To honor those who sacrificed their lives in service to our country, there are numerous services, events, and parades on Memorial Day in our area.

Kerby Mathew Cole went to be with the Holy Father on Wednesday, May 18, 2022, after a courageous battle with leukemia. Kerby was born in Moscow on Friday, Dec. 13,

The Salzberg Medallion, awarded to Tesla Inc., was the final presentation of the day.

The people who shoot Letterkenny donate Pitter Patter Park, a new outdoor gym, to the community

‘Donny Morris z”l Memorial Program’ Inspires Learning and Mitzvot By Pearl Markovitz | May 20, 2021 Nachman Daniel ben Aryeh Tzvi, Donny Morris, z”l, was gifted to his family, friends and communities in the U.S. and Israel for a brief 19 years. On Lag B’Omer he was taken from them during the tragedy on Mt. Meron. Thousands were in attendance at his heartbreaking levaya at Yeshivat Sha’alvim and tens of thousands joined via Zoom as he was buried on Har ...

A new state law will hold five Virginia universities accountable for historically profiting off the work of slaves. The Enslaved Ancestors College Access Scholarship and Memorial Program, sponsored by Del. David Reid and signed into law by Gov. Ralph Northam on Wednesday, requires the five universities to create scholarships or community-based economic development programs to benefit the descendants of slaves by July of next year. The schools are Longwood University, the University of Virginia,...

Governor Ralph Northam signs bill establishing Enslaved Ancestors College Access Scholarship and Memorial Program Governor Northam and UVA Memorial to Enslaved_WVIR By Daniel Grimes | May 5, 2021 at 5:47 PM EDT - Updated May 5 at 9:35 PM CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - Governor Ralph Northam made a stop in Charlottesville Wednesday morning to sign a bill that will honor descendants of enslaved laborers. “Oh it’s just very powerful.” That’s how Governor Ralph Northam described the mom...

ALLISON WRABEL The (Charlottesville) Daily Progress CHARLOTTESVILLE — Seeing her great-great-great-uncle Peyton Skipwith’s name carved into the Memorial to Enslaved Laborers at the University of Virginia fills Carole Malone’s heart “with pride and sadness.” “Peyton, along with 4,000 to 5,000 known and unknown patriots and citizens, toiled at UVa under unspeakable horrors and oppression to carve out a life of dignity and hope for their families and desce...