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Track Change , from VPM and Narratively, follows a group of men in Richmond City Jail as they record an album that chronicles their efforts to break free from addiction and recidivism. Launching April 17, the music-infused five-part series takes listeners behind the walls of the Virginia jail, as rapper and musician Todd Speech Thomas collaborates with the currently and formerly incarcerated to help them tell their stories through song. In each episode, Speech, the founder of the Gr...

An indie author gives a fairy tale classic a dystopian twist.

Recommendations for films, podcasts, albums, and books to watch, listen to, and read during Black History Month.

Many people in the Charlottesville area know Richelle Claiborne as a singer and songwriter. Others are more familiar with her work on stage as an actress and storyteller. As an administrator at Renaissance School, she is referred to as “Mrs. Claiborne.” And at home, she’s “Mom.”

Lawmakers across Appalachia are debating how issues of race are taught in public schools, but the U.S. isn’t the only country with an unsettling history to deal with.In Germany, teachers are mandated to include lessons about one of their nation’s darkest chapters — the Holocaust.

VPM is hiring a Director, Podcast Production to help lead our growing podcast initiative.

Don't get your Black card revoked by missing out on all these February film and TV offerings.

How do we overcome the death wish of white supremacy?

"Storming Fort Wagner, 1890, Library of Congress On this day in 1861 at 4:30 am, Confederate troops attacked Fort Sumter, sparking the United States Civil War. Today marks the 160th anniversary of that fateful morning and its world-shaking aftershocks. Seizing Freedom, a podcast by VPM and Witness Docs, tells the story of the Civil War by centering African Americans voices. On this anniversary, learn about lesser celebrated figures of the war and Reconstruction and their role in the fight for s...

Images: VPM As we count down to the end of the year, we’re counting down the top reasons to support VPM (in no particular order—we’d rank them all at number one if we could). 1. Locally-Produced and Locally-Focused Content VPM is dedicated to giving voice to the people of our community and shining a light on the issues and topics that impact our fellow central Virginians. Documentaries like “Why This Moment” and “HEARD” share first-hand accounts of real-life events as experienced ...