If you ask Rev. Scott Bray to describe his father, he will tell say Rev. Dr. Leroy Bray Jr. was a gentle giant. The pastor, civil rights leader, retired teacher and history maker passed away on October 28, 2022.
Ninty-five-year-old retired Army Colonel Porcher Taylor Jr., one of the famous Tuskegee Airmen, who’s now living in Petersburg, received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Howard Baugh Chapter of Tuskegee Airmen, Incorporated.
Nikiya Ellis has spent five years supporting families, helping welcome 100 children into the world as a doula. She is now training to be a midwife in the next part of her journey as a birth worker.
Nearly 75 years before slavery was abolished in the United States, Robert Carter III filed a “Deed of Gift” that would gradually free what would become more than 500 slaves in his lifetime – and in death.
Tuesday marked 62 years since a group of Virginia Union University students marched from their campus to the segregated lunch counter at Thalheimer’s department store in downtown Richmond.
A famous Hollywood actor, producer and comedian is the pride and joy of Norfolk. Tim Reid’s passion for telling stories was first encouraged by his grandmother when he was a teen.
A foundation has given a $5 million boost to efforts to preserve a colonial-era schoolhouse where enslaved and free Black children were taught in Virginia.
A Richmond author is sharing the decades-long journey of uncovering her family’s history through a new book. Gayle Jessup White wrote “Reclamation: Sally Hemings, Thomas Jefferson, and a Descendant’s Search for Her Family’s Lasting Legacy.” She is hoping to inspire others to trace their roots.
The Black History Song scholarship contest is a chance for young people of color in Richmond, Henrico or Chesterfield to demonstrate their best to the community through a song-based social media challenge.
An effort is underway to honor the only all-Black, Women's Army Corps unit to serve overseas in World War II. Legislation could be passed as soon as this month to award a U.S. Congressional Gold Medal to the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion.
As Black History Month celebrations continue, Richmond Police want to pay tribute to Black officers both past and present who seek to make a difference in the Richmond community.
In honor of Black History Month, GRTC Transit System is honoring its own employees who broke the color barrier to become the first African American in GRTC’s Transportation, Administration, and Maintenance Departments.
Richmond’s Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia is in the headlines for having the final say over what happens to the city’s Confederate monuments, including the formerly state-owned Robert E. Lee Monument.
“The Organ Thieves: The Shocking Story of the First Heart Transplant in the Segregated South” has been selected as the 2022 Virginia Commonwealth University Common Book.
The University of Virginia School of Law’s library is documenting the history of UVA during the antebellum period with the creation of a new digital archive. The website launched in January and was built by the library staff.
AT 101 years old, George Sizemore continues to inspire. He has lived through the Jim Crow South, the Civil Rights Movement, and the calls for social change we are seeing today.
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