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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 seizing freedom. Harry Jarvis Most white Americans, including Abraham Lincoln, saw the U.S. Civil War...

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 by members of our community. Television programs such as “Virginia Home Grown” and “Untamed”...