Abigail Davis Spanberger was sworn in as Virginia's 75th and first female governor. Spanberger's inauguration was part of a Democratic sweep that included the state's first Black attorney general and ...

Civil rights activist Rosa Parks gave a speech in 1990 for the University’s celebration of Black History Month.

Residents are invited to explore local African American history at the U.S. Colored Troops Interpretive Center in Lexington Park as part of Black History Month observances.

Abraham Lincoln took direct control of the Army and Navy at Norfolk in 1862. He even led a recon mission on the James River to capture the city. (History) As the United States marks Presidents Day ...

Liverpool’s waterfront reads like a record of America’s rise. Tobacco from Virginia passed through its warehouses, passenger liners sailed regularly to New York and the ... Read moreThe post Liverpool ...

Virginia Democrats have proposed a bill to permanently embed and test “inclusive history,” including racial and LGBTQ+ topics, in children’s classrooms across the state. The state House bill was ...

Jaryn Crouson is a reporter for the Daily Caller News Foundation. DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Virginia Democrats have proposed a bill to permanently embed and test “inclusive history,” including ...

In October 2023, then-U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger was preparing to visit her alma mater as rumors swirled that she had her political sights set on the Virginia governor’s mansion. “I haven’t ...