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The Black History Museum & Cultural Center of Virginia is a true gem, according to previous travelers. Museumgoers particularly enjoyed the presentation of the information, which blends both traditional presentation in the form of artifacts and placards and interactive touch screens. The exhibits trace the history of Black Americans with a particular emphasis on Black […]

The Black History Museum & Cultural Center of Virginia has achieved international recognition as one of the inaugural sites in UNESCO’s Network of Places of History and Memory.  The museum is among just four U.S. locations selected for the first group of 22 places added to this prestigious network established by UNESCO (United Nations Educational, […]

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VPM | By Dean Mirshahi Published March 14, 2025 5:00 AM EDT The 1895 Jackson Ward armory is a state and national Black history landmark. References to Richmond’s Leigh Street Armory — a landmark of Black history in the city — were removed from the Virginia National Guard’s website as part of the Pentagon’s purge of content highlighting […]

The Pentagon’s anti-DEI purge ofJackie Robinson and Native American code talkers has been reversed. But the web history of Richmond’s Leigh Street Armory remains a broken link. Amid a right-wing movement to censor classroom lessons and library books as America marches toward fascism, it tracks that the next step would be “404 — Page not […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASESeptember 11, 2024Contact: Andrea Wright, awright@blackhistorymuseum.org [Richmond, VA] – The Black History Museum & Cultural Center of Virginia (BHMVA) willopen a new exhibition on September 18, 2024, titled A Prescription for Change: Black Voices Shaping Healthcare in Virginia. The exhibition will tell stories of significant yet often overlooked contributions of Black professionals in […]