Viola Baskerville, a retired local and state official, is now on the front lines of helping African Americans in Richmond overcome the unique challenges of reconnecting with their roots.

A Richmond nonprofit will celebrate Black excellence through science, innovation and creativity with a free community expo this month.

Virginia artists posted a range of honors at the Grammy Awards, highlighting the state’s influence across music genres.

When Farrah Massenburg noticed a small lump while breastfeeding, she could not have anticipated what lay ahead.

For John Marshall High School senior Renashea Hunt, exploring one of Martin Luther King Jr.’s lesser-known speeches was rooted in family history.

With Richmond’s Civil War past as its backdrop, a new opera brings the city’s hidden history of espionage to the forefront through music, storytelling and live performance.

The Virginia Tourism Corporation has launched a new Virginia Civil Rights podcast series spotlighting the Commonwealth’s role in the Civil Rights Movement and amplifying the voices of individuals and communities who helped shape the fight for equality.

Over the past decade, the Visual Arts Center of Richmond has been steadily outgrowing its home at 1812 W. Main St.

The vocal harmony group Boyz II Men will perform during a scholarship fundraiser April 25 at the VSU Multi-purpose Center.

Elegba Folklore Society has been awarded a $50,000 grant through “Walking Together: Investing in Folklife in Communities of Color,” a national pilot program supporting traditional artists and cultural organizations rooted in communities of color.

As a student in Houston, Valerie Cassel Oliver took field trips to what she felt were magical places — the city’s museums.

Jan. 15 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Service Awards Celebration at the Cultural Center of India, 6641 Ironbridge Parkway, Chester, 5:30 p.m.

The Virginia General Assembly has unveiled a new permanent exhibit at the Capitol Visitor Center designed to immerse visitors in the history, architecture and work of the state’s government.

Growing up in a high-crime neighborhood in Washington, D.C., Tanisha Tate knew she had to find a way forward.

Dorothy Marie Rice, a 77-year-old retired Richmond Public Schools teacher and practicing poet, earned first place in a Tanka Deathmatch Poetry Tournament at the Main Library on Franklin Street on Saturday.