The Poor People’s Campaign and Resurrection City
Jack R. Johnson 07.2026
Fran Withrow 07.2026
Fayeruz Regan 07.2026
“We Hold These Truths . . .”
The American Revolution was as much a war of pens and parchment as it was of swords and muskets. For though those first shots fired at Lexington were “heard round the world,” it was the words written in the founding document that have reverberated across the globe for 250 years now, spreading the good news of self-governance and rule of law, crushing despots, overthrowing regimes that enslave the populace and deny civil liberties. In particular, it was that one somewhat run-on sentence that’s entranced everyone who’s ever read it. It begins, quite simply, “We hold these truths to be self-evident . . .”
By Charles McGuigan 07.2026
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A Compromised Freedom At The Black History Museum
07.2026
Running through December 19, A Compromised Freedom: 250 Years of Black Life in Virginia examines the complex, enduring, and often contested meanings of freedom for Black Virginians across two and a half centuries.
The exhibition invites visitors to learn and consider how Black communities in Virginia have lived, labored, resisted, organized, created, and shaped democracy while navigating the broken promises of liberty and justice that have been denied to them since the country’s founding.
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Maymont Celebrates The Life of Little Bear
07.2026
Maymont is sad to share the news that after two decades as a beloved wildlife ambassador, Little Bear, aka Phoenix, was humanely euthanized on July 10. One of the animal keepers’ favorites for his unfailingly friendly attitude, Little Bear had a form of congenital dwarfism and hormonal complications akin to Addison’s disease, which have required specialized care from attending veterinarians since he arrived at Maymont as a yearling in 2006.
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“Being Thomas Jefferson” at the Virginia Museum of History & Culture
07.2026
Dr. Andrew Burnstein will deliver a lecture on Thomas Jefferson at 5:30 pm on July 22 at The Virginia Museum of History & Culture. In “Being Thomas Jefferson,” acclaimed Jefferson scholar Andrew Burstein peels away layers of obfuscation, taking us past the veneer of the animated letter-writer to describe a confused lover and a misguided humanist, too timid to embrace antislavery. Presenting a society that encouraged separation between public and private, appearance and essence, Burstein paints a dramatic picture of early American culture and brings us closer to Jefferson's life and thought than ever before.
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The Poor People’s Campaign and Resurrection City
By Jack R Johnson
Riding for a Cure Of Type 1 Diabetes
By Charles McGuigan
The Force of July
By Fayeruz Regan
The Powhatan River Canoeing From Richmond To Jamestown
By Charles McGuigan
“Disclosure Day”
By Chris Stewart
“I Am Not a Robot”
By Fran Withrow
Once Upon a Time At Once Upon A Vine
By Charles McGuigan
“We Hold These Truths . . .”
By Charles McGuigan
