History

Dismantling war: A broken nuclear missile with growing flowers for peace. International Day Against Nuclear Tests, August 29. AI generated. Used with article on the sailboat, The Golden Rule
History

Floating for Peace on the ‘Golden Rule’

Historic aphorism, historic sailboat

By Robert C. Koehler | October 14, 2024
“A Prescription for Change: Black Voices Shaping Healthcare in Virginia”
History

‘A Prescription for Change’

Inspirational Blacks in Virginia healthcare

By Annie Tobey | September 18, 2024
Protests from the 1960s, including student protests
History

An Aging Boomer on Student Protests

‘A world under spiritual construction’

By Robert C. Koehler | May 28, 2024
Black History Month concept of various paper silhouettes of people of color, gradually moving upward, portraying African American achievements
History

From Struggle to Triumph

A reflection on African American achievements

By Robin N. Hamilton | January 31, 2024
‘Sculpting History at the Valentine Studio: Art, Power, and the “Lost Cause” American Myth’ - CREDIT Berger
History

Seeking Truth in the Valentine’s New Exhibition

‘Sculpting History at the Valentine Studio: Art, Power, and the “Lost Cause” American Myth’

January 24, 2024
Diana Princess of Wales visiting Interconnection Systems (Plessey) in South Shields 1992. South Shields/Visits/Princess diana Collection. Newcastle Libraries from Newcastle upon Tyne, England, PDM-owner, via Wikimedia Commons. Used in article on her defiant kindness
From Our Readers

Princess Diana: A Defiant Kindness

The play ‘Casey and Diana,’ along with her sons and contemporaneous events, demonstrate her heart

By Michael MacDonald | December 19, 2023
‘Haunted Inns and Hotels of Virginia’ book cover
Books

‘Haunted Inns and Hotels of Virginia’

Unexpected company on your travels in the commonwealth

By Annie Tobey | October 28, 2023
Beer label for Single Connection from Capsule Brewing Collective. “Brewing in the Black Community: From African Origins to Craft's Future,” and What's Booming RVA: A Beer Event with Soul
Drink Up

“Brewing in the Black Community”

From African origins to craft's future

By Annie Tobey | August 17, 2023
"Oppenheimer" film publicity photo, accompanying essay on Oppenheimer's message on war, by Robert C. Koehler
History

Hearing Oppenheimer’s Message on War

Seven decades later, his words are still relevant

By Robert C. Koehler | July 24, 2023
Solomon and Lottie Callihoo, and their children, Charlie, Christina, and Camilla. Camilla went to live in the Canadian residential school system for Indigenous children soon after and never returned to her family.
From Our Readers

‘I Never Got to Meet Her’

A family tragedy that resonates a century later

By Wesley Shennan | July 5, 2023

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