Posts Tagged History
Former New Orleans Mayor Visits Virginia, Talks Confederate Monuments
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on March 19, 2019
Former New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu (Credit: Creative Commons)
Former New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu was in Richmond Tuesday. He spoke with the city’s mayor and shared some of the things he learned in his quest to remove the Confederate monuments in his city. Mallory Noe-Payne was at the event and has this report.
Connecting Past to Present: Facing Uncomfortable Truths, Honoring UVA’s Slaves at First Symposium
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on October 25, 2017
More than 50 people spent the night behind UVA’s Pavilion IX during the Slave Dwelling Project’s largest ever sleepover. (Credit: Jordy Yager)
The Slave Dwelling Project recently held its largest ever event at the University of Virginia to commemorate the hundreds of enslaved men, women and children who built and ran the school in the 19th century. Nearly 3-dozen panels saw more than 100 speakers over the three days. But at the center was an outdoor sleepover in near freezing temperatures, where the enslaved would have slept. Jordy Yager reports.
First Thanksgiving in New England? Virginia Beat Them to It.
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on November 28, 2016
Credit: The First Thanksgiving / Jean Louis Gerome Ferris
Here’s a little Thanksgiving trivia for your holiday table. The Pilgrims did not celebrate the first Thanksgiving. That’s a distinction claimed by Florida. Even Virginia has an earlier Thanksgiving than Massachusetts. Michael Pope has more.
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From NPR News- Phoenix Mayor Apologizes After Video Of Police Drawing Gun On Family Over Stolen Doll June 16, 2019Viral footage of the incident captured by bystanders has already prompted an internal police probe, a $10 million civil rights claim and a chorus of fury on social media.
- Millions In Argentina And Uruguay Without Electricity After Power Failure June 16, 2019A massive outage rolled across Argentina and Uruguay, plunging millions into darkness.
- Hong Kong Executive Apologizes As Protests Continue Over Extradition Bill June 16, 2019Chief Executive Carrie Lam says her management of an extradition bill caused "disputes in society." Protesters say they want the bill scrapped and Lam to step down.
- 'I Would Do Anything For Her': A German Dad's Search For His Daughter, Taken By ISIS June 16, 2019A German father struggles to find and bring home his young daughter, taken by his ex-wife when she went to Syria five years ago with her new husband, an ISIS fighter.
- Trump Designs On Revamped Air Force One May Not Take Off June 16, 2019Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Conn., has attached an amendment to the annual defense policy plan to keep Trump's designs on the next presidential plane within budget.
- Phoenix Mayor Apologizes After Video Of Police Drawing Gun On Family Over Stolen Doll June 16, 2019
- From BBC News
- Tory leadership race: EU will renegotiate Brexit package, says Hunt June 16, 2019Mr Hunt said if there is no prospect of a deal by 31 October he would accept a no-deal Brexit.
- Hong Kong protest: 'Nearly two million' join demonstration June 16, 2019Organisers say two million people turn up for a protest against a controversial extradition bill.
- Electrical failure cuts power to all of Argentina and Uruguay, supplier says June 16, 2019Almost all of Argentina and Uruguay, with a combined population of 48m, lost their power, supplier says.
- Wahaca waiter 'won't have to pay eat-and-run bill' June 16, 2019A waiter in a London branch was asked by the manager to pay £3 towards a £40 unpaid bill.
- Harry and Meghan share picture of son Archie on Father's Day June 16, 2019The picture shows the six-week-old with his eyes open as he is held by Prince Harry.
- Tory leadership race: EU will renegotiate Brexit package, says Hunt June 16, 2019
