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Cokie Roberts, Pioneering Journalist Who Helped Shape NPR, Dies At 75

Cokie Roberts was one of NPR's most recognizable voices and is considered one of a handful of pioneering female journalists who helped shape the public broadcaster's sound and culture. She died Tuesday.

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With Fewer New Refugees, Richmond Resettlement Agency Shifts Priorities

The new IRC office in Richmond includes classroom and meeting spaces as well as other services for refugees.

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VCU Speaker Leads Discussion On Using the N-Word

Author and professor Elizabeth Stordeur Pryor

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It's Not Just Insulin: Diabetes Patients Struggle To Get Crucial Supplies

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New VPM Shows Coming in Fall 2019 and Winter 2020

Experience the unique personalities and organizations that comprise Central Virginia’s art scene. In its premiere season, “The Art Scene” offers an inside look at some of the region’s most interesting theatres, galleries, studios, and arts education groups.

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Whose Migrant Mother Was This?

From The Art Assignment - Dorothea Lange captured this iconic photo known as Migrant Mother in 1936. But who was the woman pictured? And how did she and her family feel about its existence in the world?

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Should You Go To An HBCU?

HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities) have the prestigious honor of always being committed to the mission of educating everyone regardless of race, but our hosts both attended a (PWI) Predominately White Institution and didn't pledge Black Greek. They discuss HBCU history and the myriad of reasons why prospective students consider attending them by touring Howard University.

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