Virginia's Confederate symbols sought to rewrite history
Confederate monuments started to go up across Virginia at a time when lynching cases were peaking and the state enacted a constitution that disenfranchised Black voters.
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Birth in Color celebrates its fifth anniversary with gala and silent auction Nov. 11
Content by Birth in Color RVA. For the last five years, Birth in Color, a Black women-led reproductive justice organization, has worked to change the narrative.
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Personality: Zarina Fazaldin | Richmond Free Press | Serving the African American Community in Richmond, VA
Zarina Fazaldin left her family in Tanzania to complete high school and earn her bachelor’s degree in India before coming to Richmond to pursue post graduate studies. Back then, her dream job was to work at the United Nations. More than 30 years later, Ms. Fazaldin still lives in Richmond, a city that she loves and considers her own. Her friends in Richmond have become family, she says.
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First Virginia Green Book historic plaque installed at popular Black hotel in Hampton
In the mid-1900s, Black Americans who traveled were provided the same services as whites, but in separate locations.
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Thousands show out for 2nd Street Festival in Jackson Ward
The streets of historic Jackson Ward came alive as thousands showed out to celebrate the 35th annual 2nd Street Festival this weekend.
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