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- A Black Friday With Masked Shoppers And Booming Online Sales November 28, 2020Shoppers encountered temperature checks and mall Santas behind plexiglas shields. But online sales may have stolen the show.
- 'World's Loneliest Elephant' Moving To Sanctuary, With Help From Cher November 28, 2020Kaavan the elephant has lived in poor conditions for decades, and he's been alone since his partner died in 2012. Activists, including the pop singer, have successfully campaigned for his release.
- 'Voters, Not Lawyers, Choose The President': Trump Team Dealt Another Blow In Court November 27, 2020In a blistering opinion, a federal appeals court has thrown out the Trump campaign's challenge to the certification of votes in Pennsylvania. Trump's lawyers say they will appeal to the Supreme Court.
- Pandemic Renews Debate Over Drivers Licenses for Undocumented Workers November 27, 2020Undocumented workers in some states must choose between driving illegally and risking exposure to the virus by sharing rides.
- French Police Officers In Custody After Video Emerges Of Brutal Beating Of Black Man November 27, 2020The officers were unaware they were being filmed by a surveillance camera in Paris as they beat the man. The incident comes as the government tries to pass controversial limits on images of police.
- A Black Friday With Masked Shoppers And Booming Online Sales November 28, 2020
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- Covid: Hospitals could be overwhelmed without new tiers, says Gove November 28, 2020Michael Gove warns MPs strict rules are still needed in England despite lockdown ending on 2 December.
- Arcadia: Buyers to 'pick over carcass' of Topshop owner, says former boss November 28, 2020Breaking up the Arcadia empire is 'the only way' forward, former chief executive Lord Rose says.
- US election: Appeal court dismisses Trump camp's lawsuit in Pennsylvania November 27, 2020The three judges said no specific allegations or proof of election fraud were given by Trump's team.
- Covid: Free Vitamin D pills for 2.5 million vulnerable in England November 28, 2020There is no evidence that it protects against Covid-19 but it could boost the health of the vulnerable.
- Carrie Lam: Hong Kong's leader says she has to keep piles of cash at home November 28, 2020Carrie Lam says she has no bank account due to US sanctions, and pays cash for everything.
- Covid: Hospitals could be overwhelmed without new tiers, says Gove November 28, 2020
