The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts revealed preliminary architectural designs for its planned expansion and renovation, showcasing what the museum may look like after its transformative project.

Pharrell Williams is deserving of a film that highlights his musical accomplishments. He’s won 13 Grammy Awards, received an Academy Award nomination (“Happy,” from Despicable Me 2), and his productions have sold around 100 million copies worldwide. Surely, if Sean …

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Pharrell Williams is deserving of a film that highlights his musical accomplishments. He’s won 13 Grammy Awards, received an Academy Award nomination (“Happy,” from *Despicable Me 2*), and his productions have sold around 100 million copies worldwide.

As an undergraduate nursing student at Virginia Commonwealth University, Jannette Ricks learned about Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, an international service organization established at Howard University in 1908.

The Richmond Public Library hosts its “Read Up Richmond” event 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 13, at the Main Library. The program features best-selling author Dolen Perkins-Valdez in conversation with historian Linda Janet Holmes.

Richmond National Battlefield Park will mark the anniversary of the 5th United States Colored Troops (USCT) voting in the 1864 presidential election with a special event on Saturday, Nov. 2. Titled Election Day 1864: Black Soldiers Vote on the Front …

The Valentine Museum is presenting “Edmund Archer: Perspectives on Black Dignity,” featuring 10 works by the late artist Edmund Archer (1904-1986). Archer’s art is distinguished by its commitment to faithfully capturing the physical details of his subjects, challenging the prevailing …

Richmond is set to embrace nature during its fifth annual Richmond Tree Week, Oct. 11 through 20. With over 20 local organizations joining forces, the city will host 40 events dedicated to enhancing the urban forest. Attendees can expect a …

Artist Amiri Jamil Daniel Richardson-Keys draws inspiration from the essence of the Black family, respecting and valuing their contribution to his art.

From sepia-toned Civil War battlefields to vibrant snapshots of modern Southern life, a new exhibition at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts offers a sweeping look at nearly two centuries of photography in the American South.

Philosopher, writer and educator Barrett Holmes Pitner will speak at Gallery 5 in Richmond on Thursday, Oct. 3, to discuss the Altar America Project, a cultural and ancestor remembrance initiative. The event, part of Gallery 5’s “Community Care Night,” runs …

When 3,400 eligible voters were purged from Virginia’s voting roles last year by Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s administration, the League of Women Voters of Virginia President Joan Porte, sprang into action. She called for an investigation and urged that their rights …

Richmond native Tamika Lamison screens her award-winning short film, “Superman Doesn’t Steal, ” at the Richmond International Film Festival this weekend. The film draws on Lamison’s experiences growing up in Richmond, while a series of murders of Black children were …

The scent of fried dough and fresh-cut hay will fill the air once again as families stroll through rows of food vendors, games and agricultural exhibits. The State Fair of Virginia, a tradition dating back more than 165 years, is …