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2022 Afrikana Film Festival will feature 2 VPM films

MENDING WALLS and RAISED/RAZED will be screened at the 7th annual Afrikana Film Festival, taking place from Sept. 15-18. ....

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JMRL recognized by the Virginia Library Association

The Jefferson-Madison Regional Library was recognized by the Virginia Library Association as the Library of the Year for 2022. ....

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Ivy Talk to explore history of African-American educational experience

The Ivy Creek Foundation will host its September Ivy Talk virtually on the history of African American schools in Albemarle County on Sept. 18 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. ....

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Descendants of the enslaved find connections at unmarked graves in Virginia park

Charlottesville officials believe there are at least 43 enslaved people buried at Pen Park in unmarked graves. The graves are adjacent to a cemetery belonging to the Gilmer family, which owned a tobacco plantation on the land where the city-owned park and golf course are today. ....

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Disrupting narratives of destruction, filmmakers show Vinegar Hill is more than a community destroyed by urban renewal

Raised/Razed dives deep into Charlottesville, VA’s oldest African American neighborhood, charting the lives of residents as they faced racially discriminatory policies and a city government that saw them as the only thing between it and progress. Learn more about life in Vinegar Hill and the hard truths of Urban Renewal. ....

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