today in black history

March 09, 2026

Henry L. Marsh, III is elected the first Black mayor of Richmond, Virginia, "the cradle of the Confederacy," on this date in 1977.

Walter L. Fields Jr.

VIDEO: From The Bottom Up

Taking it to the streets

POSTED: July 01, 2009, 5:00 pm

Darrin Sharif talks about being in the neighborhood and in the streets affecting change from the bottom up

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