A new project aimed at honoring the history of enslaved Africans in America is set to take shape in Richmond. City leaders, ...

Thomas Henry allowed Gabriel to hire himself out to masters in and around Richmond, giving him access to a certain amount of freedom, as well as money. Gabriel also met fellow hired slaves ...

The rap/hip hop/funk band — rappers Richmond and Pete “Capt. Footbags” Rae, along with Mark Fraser, Chris Hall and Jamie ...

The replica will serve as a memorial for those of African descent affected by enslavement and will be built at Ancarrow’s Trailhead, marking the beginning of the Richmond Slave Trail.

RICHMOND, Va. — City and state leaders unveiled plans on Monday for a life-size replica slave ship with amphitheater seating and a granite memorial wall at Ancarrow's Trailhead in Richmond.

The black indentured servant, with his hope of freedom, was increasingly being replaced by the black slave. In 1705, the Virginia General Assembly removed any lingering uncertainty about this ...

"Richmond is the root of oppression." That's one of the ways Ashley J. Williams described the city she's called home for 10 years. She said she was speaking of the Virginia capital as a whole, as ...

Mayor Levar Stoney unveiled plans on Monday for a life-size replica slave ship with amphitheater seating and a granite memorial wall at Ancarrow's Trailhead.

Both were very talented boxers, shared a first name, and achieved a certain notoriety in an era that marginalized and enslaved black people, but Richmond's story had origins even harsher than ...