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VMFA announces RVA Community Makers, events | Richmond Free Press | Serving the African American Community in Richmond, VA

For the sixth year, RVA Community Makers will honor African-American leaders from various fields. The annual community-activated art project will be unveiled by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA) at 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 15, and will remain on display until March 16.

A rebirth of restoration at RVA's historic Black cemeteries

Monday, the latest MLK holiday, represents new life after the death of Enrichmond. About 70 volunteers showed up on this snowy day of service to clean sidewalks and grave markers and remove broom sedge, wild blackberry bushes and greenbrier overgrowth along the border of the East End and Evergreen cemeteries.

Virginia's historic Black cemeteries restored after neglect

Historically, Black and African American cemeteries across Virginia have been neglected for years. The tide is just now starting to turn.

3,300 Black Gravesites in VA Found, Waiting for Families to Claim

Throughout the United States, historic Black cemeteries have fallen into disarray, even as sites dedicated to Confederate soldiers have garnered state protection and maintenance.