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RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Richmond officials chose to delay voting on a plan meant to help the city identify, recognize and safeguard places of cultural and historical importance. The plan was ...
RICHMOND, Va. (WSET) — Governor Ralph Northam announced Friday that his proposed budget will include nearly $25 million to transform historical sites and advance historic justice initiatives in ...
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Richmond’s vibrant history is woven with the stories of its Black monuments and historical sites, each one holding a piece of the city’s rich cultural legacy.
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Gov. Ralph Northam (D) unveiled a proposal Friday to invest nearly $25 million to reimagine Virginia’s historical sites, including nearly $11 million to transform ...
Known as the Shockoe Hill African Burying Ground, the cemetery — active between 1816 and 1879 — was listed in 2021 as one of Virginia’s most endangered historical sites by Preservation Virginia.
Richmond, Va., was once a hub for the slave trade in this country. Today, some residents of the city want to remember this history by preserving an 8-square block area, Shockoe Bottom. Sponsor Message ...
Art Richmond tore down its statues — and revealed a new angle on history. After the 2020 removal of Confederate memorials, museums provide a place to confront the ugly past and find a way forward ...
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — A new project aimed at honoring the history of enslaved Africans in America is set to take shape in Richmond. City leaders, in partnership with The Shockoe Project, have ...
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Richmond officials chose to delay voting on a plan meant to help the city identify, recognize and safeguard places of cultural and historical importance. The plan was ...