On Feb. 23, the Suffolk Visitor Center will commemorate the arrival of Lafayette at the site of the former Nansemond County ...

Luminaries from the Harlem Renaissance and beyond are celebrated and memorialized in 25 commemorative plaques that now bear ...

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Nova Scotia’s Black community, which dates back to the province’s days as a French colony, is trying to ensure it survives ...

Celebrating Black History in February and all year long is fundamental, writes. Black History is American History.

More than three decades ago, history was made when Douglas Wilder became the first elected Black governor, not just in Virginia but in the entire United States.

The late Arthur Ashe Jr. was a trailblazing giant on the tennis court and in advocating for human rights and social change.

Anne Arundel County and Annapolis are offering a variety of events in February to celebrate Black History Month, from art exhibitions and educational lectures to community gatherings honoring ...

The black box from the Army Black Hawk helicopter ... nine students and parents from Fairfax County, Virginia schools, a group of elite young figure skaters, their parents and coaches and a ...

Real-time social media posts from local businesses and organizations across Northern Virginia, powered by Friends2Follow. To add your business to the stream, email [email protected] or click ...

The crash around 9 p.m. threw one of the world’s most tightly controlled airspaces into chaos, 3 miles south of the White House ... and parents from Fairfax County, Virginia, schools and four ...