By Maria- Paula The Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia (BHMVA) is commemorating…
Category: Virginia
Black History Museum & Cultural Center of Virginia Hosts 40th Anniversary
VCU Receives Over $500,000 Grant for Breast Cancer Research
By Maria – Paula Research into particular breast cancer risk factors has received a $512,284…
Scholarship established in memory of Norfolk journalist
(RICHMOND) – The Virginia Press Association’s charitable arm, the Virginia Press Foundation, has partnered with…
Report reveals ‘a hidden key to combating racial and ethnic disparities in juvenile justice’
(NNPA) – According to new Sentencing Project research, diverting youth from juvenile court involvement should…
Newport News turns focus to gun violence intervention
By Maria – Paula The City of Newport News is addressing a national crisis –…
Petersburg demolishing blighted hotel, clearing way for redevelopment
By Jonathan Spiers (RBiz) – With a funding assist from the state that helped it…
GRTC awarded $11m for cleaner bus fleet
More environmentally friendly public transit is coming to the streets of Richmond thanks to an…
Virginia is seeing a spike in THC-related poison control calls among toddlers and teens
By Kate Masters (VM) – The director of the University of Virginia’s Blue Ridge Poison…
Va. police conduct standards will soon be enforceable – two years after law passed
RAHUL CHOWDHRY SHARMA (VM) – From 1999 to Feb. 2021, just 81 law enforcement officers…
Virginia’s program to reduce police mental health transports isn’t working
By Kate Masters (VM) – Since 2019, Virginia has spent millions of dollars rolling out…
