From Thanksgiving through New Year’s Day, emergency room visits and hospital admissions for acute illnesses tend to spike. While the holidays are a joyous time when friends and family gather to celebrate the season, there can be significant health dangers …

It already has been seen in Charlottesville, San Francisco, Los Angeles and New York. Now, a 94-minute documentary is finally set to debut in Richmond about four current and former inmates and their personal stories told through music at the …

Ryan Sykes, an assistant principal at Carter G. Woodson Middle School in Hopewell, was surprised with the $25,000 Milken Educator Award during an assembly Nov. 6 at the school.

The life of Harriet Tubman and the impact of the Underground Railroad in Central Virginia will be the focus of a presentation by researcher and author Elvatrice Belsches at the Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia, 122 W. …

The 46 students from the Bahamas who were displaced from their colleges at home to Hampton University following Hurricane Dorian were given an unexpected Halloween treat.

The last thing on a black actor’s bucket list is to be cast as a white slave owner and Founding Father in a Broadway hit play. But that’s exactly what Bryson Bruce is doing.

Five young men from area high schools will be presented at the 25th Annual PROC Beautillion on Saturday, Nov. 16, at the Greater Richmond Convention Center.

For a nation built on truth, Harriet Tubman, an abolitionist, freedom fighter and ex-slave, should have the acclaim of a Paul Revere or Patrick Henry, whose courageous lines “Give me Liberty or Give me Death” guided the American Revolution.

Author and Maryland native Ta-Nehisi Coates visited Richmond last week to discuss emancipation and to promote his New York Times best-seller, “The Water Dancer.”

It took seven months, but a second state history marker was unveiled Sunday honoring civil rights icon the late Dorothy I. Height, a Richmond native.

“The Wizards of Magic” will take people of all ages on a magical journey during two shows Friday, Nov. 1, at Pine Camp Cultural Arts Center, 4901 Old Brook Road.

Dave Chappelle has built a career on pushing boundaries and challenging social conventions. But his greatest act of defiance may have come Sunday night at Washington’s Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

If you’ve found yourself watching your child’s toothpaste use because you’ve heard too much can damage tooth enamel, you’re familiar with the work of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. The initiative recently began its research into the health …

“Wine Women & Shoes,” the annual fundraiser to benefit the Bon Secours’ Forensic Nursing Program, will be held 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 27, at the Hilton Richmond Hotel & Spa at Short Pump, 12042 W. Broad St.

A new festival promoting ties with Africa will be held in the Richmond area. “A Day 4 Africa!,” the inaugural Pan-African International Festival of Culture & Unity, is scheduled for 11 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 27, on the …