Tea Time with Tagwa: Black history should not be limited to slavery
Tagwa Shammet, Opinions Editor Tea timers, happy Black History Month. This month, we highlight and celebrate the extensive success of the Black community through the […]
Slavery
OPINION: 400 years ago they came in chains
Brianna Scott, Opinions Editor This month marks 400 years since the first slaves were brought to North America. Kidnapped from their homes, forced onto boats, […]
How Northam’s indentured servant remark sparked a conversation about what we learn in school
Emma North, Contributing Writer Embattled Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam, who is already engulfed in a race-related scandal, did nothing to quell his detractors last week when […]
Students explore legacy of human trafficking in Richmond on Untold Tour
A professor is taking her students out of the classroom and into the historical underbelly of Richmond for a class in the Wilder School about […]
Bitter truths of the Confederacy
The Civil War is over. The Confederacy lost and we’re better for it. I really shouldn’t have to say that in the year 2014, well over 150 years since the end of the Civil War. Though the guns may have fallen silent in the South, the arguments about the war and its legacy certainly have not.