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Students surprised with special Zoom guest from the show ‘P-Valley’
May 5, 2022
Cherokee Hall shares her experiences with students who are taking a course that explores the Black female voice in television and blends pop culture with real-world issues and problems.
VCU researcher awarded three-year grant for tobacco investigation
April 11, 2022
The study will be the first of its kind to develop an equity-centered road map focused on eliminating tobacco-related inequities among Black tobacco users.
Gabriel’s House: African American Studies building renamed in honor of leader of planned slave revolt
March 22, 2022
‘We honor Gabriel for his courage in pursuing the unfinished work of Black liberation, and as a true hero of Virginia.’
New course on race and racism launches
Jan. 26, 2022
Professor to serve on FDA’s Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee
Jan. 5, 2022
Mignonne Guy’s research focuses on factors that contribute to health inequities among minority populations and other marginalized groups.
Class of 2021: Winfred Walker is an advocate for racial equity at VCU and better representation in comics
Dec. 7, 2021
The College of Humanities and Sciences student aims to help create a more racially just society through his work in the community and his research.
‘There’s a story only you can tell’: Step inside the new VPM + ICA Community Media Center
Nov. 5, 2021
The center, which is opening its physical doors for the first time, is a forum for community storytelling, and a way to find new voices that we need to hear.
Institute for Contemporary Art to host grand opening, tours of new media center on Nov. 5 and 6
Oct. 25, 2021
The opening of the VPM + ICA Community Media Center will also feature an event, “Listen for the Hook: Perfecting the First Five Minutes of Your Podcast” with Saidu Tejan-Thomas, host of the “Resistance” podcast.
