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12 nonprofits receive grants to further talks about race and racism in Hampton Roads Saleen Martin, The Virginian-Pilot © Kristen Zeis / The/Virginian-Pilot Guests listen during the second night of the Unmasking Series put on by The Hampton Roads Community Foundation at Old Donation School in Virginia Beach on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2019. It’s tough getting your ideas off the ground when your nonprofit started just before a global pandemic. Communities in Power, which started i...

“I’m hopeful that this grant program will spark some collaborations centered around race, racism and the history of racism in South Hampton Roads that wouldn’t have happened before,” said David Bearinger.