Not many 14-year-olds have given speeches across the country for national audiences. Not many teens have had conversations with prominent leaders like Former President Barack Obama and Reverend Al Sharpton.…
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A few years ago, a video Snap was made public where white students from an area middle school held down African American students in sexually explicit positions while making racist…
It was September 1965. Three male college students went to register for classes in Richmond, only to be denied. The administration informed them that in order to register, they needed…
Greater Richmond ARC’s afterschool program for school-age children with disabilities is a lifesaver for parents like Rose, whose teenage daughter Nafeesah attends ARC @Saunders weekdays for fun and activities like…
Peggy Gordon and Mike Taylor are teaming up to help families with students in Henrico County Public Schools stay on top of their lunch accounts. Gordon, the school system’s director…
Did you know that 61 percent of low-income kids live with no children’s books in their home? Or that the average child growing up in a middle class family has been…
The Valentine has opened nominations for the Annual Richmond History Makers and Community Update. Launched in 2005, the program recognizes individuals and organizations that have made lasting contributions to the…
Starting your own business takes resilience, creativity, and hard work – especially when your business is all about working the land! What can make it or break it is a…
Two years ago, the Starke family was living in Singapore, and mom Arpie and the kids, Mary Mac and Thomas, were visiting friends and family back in their hometown of…
Raise your hand if you failed to accomplish all of your summer bucket list items! Yeah, me too. You know what they say about the road to… well, you know.…
RVA media queen and mom Sarah Bloom is the real deal – on camera and in real life!
As a true South of the James girl (shout-out to Chester!), I have long appreciated the history that Petersburg – just a short drive down I-95 from Richmond – has…