A Haven on the Deuce
The Cauldron of Jackson Ward Series (Part 2 of 3): As Richmond’s most prominent black lodge, the Eggleston Hotel was a refuge for African-American travelers. Now, a new Jackson Ward development will...
View ArticleRecap: #UnmaskingRVA Part II
Some of Richmond's most brilliant minds converged at the second portion of the Unmasking series and examined how race filters into many aspects of the city's past and present.
View Article'Time for Truth Telling'
Speakers at the "Lumpkin's Jail Site Project" hearing called for a broader scope for memorializing Shockoe Bottom's slave trade history.
View ArticleMemorializing Maggie
A long-debated, hotly anticipated memorial honoring groundbreaking African-American businesswoman, banker and Jackson Ward resident Maggie Walker will be unveiled Saturday.
View ArticleSpies Like Us
University of Richmond's University Dancers performance explores the complex relationship between two Civil War spies.
View ArticleThe First Gabriel Week
Events commemorating the leader of an 1800 uprising of the enslaved represent "a conspiracy of good people."
View ArticleTalks Continue
An exhibition focused on Richmond’s Confederate statues wraps up, and a new commission starts its work.
View ArticleNice Shot: ‘Reflections’
Reclaiming the Monument and The Valentine launch a series of light-based art installations addressing untold history.
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