On the eve of the Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration that he fought for so many years to make a state holiday, lawmakers on Friday honored former Gov. Doug Wilder at the state Capitol where he ...

Reginald Lewis was a role model for all Black Americans in business, especially entrepreneurs like himself, writes.

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Current and former Virginia elected leaders speaking at this weekend's service for the first Black mayor ...

Thus Susan Anderson, writing in The Nation, blasted the new generation of black politicians for caving in to the expediency of building political coalitions rather than being advocates for the ...

A majority of Virginians support including the right to an abortion in the Virginia Constitution and approve of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) receiving annual state funding ...

Trump, tough on trade with China, may be soft on defense of America’s friends and allies, including the Philippines, South ...

On Friday evening, an event honoring Wilder’s legacy will take place at Virginia Union University at the L. Douglas Wilder Library and Learning Resource Center. The event will take place from 4: ...

In 1990, L. Douglas Wilder of Virginia became the nation’s first elected Black governor as he took the oath of office in Richmond. In 1992, Japan apologized for forcing tens of thousands of ...