Category Archives: History
Southern Film Festival celebrates Civil Rights
By Curt Dozier VCU InSight RICHMOND, Va.–The first annual VCU Southern Film Festival occurred at the Grace Street Theater on February 26th and 27th. Six movies were shown over the two-day festival featuring films about African-American culture in the segregated … Continue reading
Filed under Arts and Culture, History
New Gov. McDonnell Vows to Create Jobs
By Rich Griset and Brittany Daniels VCU Capital News Service RICHMOND, Va. – On an unseasonably warm and sunny Saturday afternoon, Robert F. McDonnell was sworn in as Virginia’s 71st governor. Thousands descended upon Virginia’s capital to witness McDonnell, Lt. … Continue reading
Filed under Capital News Service, History, News, Politics, Richmond
VCU Celebrates Home Of Va. Women’s Suffragette Movement
By Tim Bajkiewicz VCU InSight RICHMOND, Va.–About 100 marchers helped rename a building on the Virginia Commonwealth University campus in mid-November and reaffirmed the legacy of the struggle for women to vote in Virginia and the United States. The march … Continue reading
