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Black sororities and fraternities were founded between 1906 and 1963.
WDBJ7 has been working for weeks on stories celebrating Black history and its connections to our hometowns.
Burney started at The Register & Bee in June of 1975.
Lynchburg was the largest market for buying and selling enslaved people in the state west of Richmond.
Medical discrimination against doctors, patients, families and colleagues can cause severe burnout and emotional distress.
Former mayor, pastor, urges community to carry on Jackson’s mission
TAP to honor three organizations making a difference in Roanoke's community.
People love this staple on Williamson Road in Roanoke for more than just the hot dogs!
This year marks a major milestone that helped shape how the United States of American tells its story.
Sacred Stitches reveals the hidden messages behind slave codes.
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The University is celebrating with a month-long series of events.
WDBJ7 has been working for weeks on stories celebrating Black history and its connections to our hometowns.
On March 7, 1965 protestors for African American voting rights were attacked by law enforcement officers in Selma, Alabama.
Doris Ennis would be instrumental in the teaching of thousands of children as well as break the color barrier in the classroom.
The owner, Geoffrey Brown, started his business in 2021.
Rev. R.R. Wilkinson became the face of the movement in Roanoke.
The role of the Underground Railroad is a story not often told.
To celebrate, we invited local chef Chris Hamm, owner of Hamm’s Fine Foods
The school became the first high school for African-Americans in Montgomery County.
The Humble Hustle Company is a non-profit organization dedicated to serving the community with resources and various programs.
We invited renowned Choreographer and Youth Dance Educator with CommUNITY ARTSreach Khyree English to perform a praise dance.
Later this year, WDBJ7 will celebrate its 70th anniversary. And during Black History Month we are profiling one of the trailblazers on our air: sportscaster Roy Stanley Miller.
We invited local artist William Williams who shares his insight on his paintings and experience in photography and videography.
In 1867, the Freedmen’s Bureau opened the only school available to African Americans from Bland, Carroll, Grayson, and Wythe counties.
WDBJ7 tries her best-selling dessert, strawberry shortcake, and learned about her journey in starting the business.
To celebrate, we invited poet and Hollins University student Elani Spencer.
Despite oppression, her voice carried her all over the world.
Black History Month is a time to celebrate the accomplishments and contributions black Americans have made to society, but some parts of the fight for equality can be uncomfortable to remember. WDBJ7 spoke with experts about the history of sundown towns in America.
The different codes helped lead slaves to freedom.
Botetourt’s Black history dates back more than 250 years. Most of it has gone untold for decades.
She sat down with us to talk about her journey and what it’s like operating a Black-owned business as a mom.
A local church has served our community for 150 years. It celebrated the milestone and Black History Month, with a special guest and a special gift.
There will be food tastings and a shopping event.
Winfred Beale will serve as this year’s keynote speaker.
A series of events is being held throughout February.
The Grandin Theatre is hosting its 9th Annual Black History Month Film Series.
Josanna Bryson started her career as a dispatcher in 1985.
Annette Lewis sits down with 7@four to talk about her decades-long work with TAP before she retires on March 1st.
Our reporters dug into a great deal of history that we enjoyed sharing with our viewers.
The workshop will be held Saturday at the Roanoke Public Library.
Shaneice Jones, owner of Sweets by Shaneice, stopped by WDBJ7 this month to talk about her shop in downtown Roanoke.
In February, we are highlighting black culture as a part of our Black History Month Special: Voices of Virginia.
Poet and Roanoke College student Zoe Jones stopped by to read her poem, “Brown Eyes.”
Naomi Carter, owner and creator of ‘E & N Soaps and More’ stopped by to share the latest lineup of products and some advice to give to aspiring business owners.
It wasn’t until 2021 that NASCAR presented the Scott family with the Jacksonville 200 trophy Wendell won 58 years ago.
The poem was published in Last Leaves Magazine, and Comer says she wrote the poem to celebrate the resilience of Black women.
To help celebrate this culture, poet and Hollins University Professor T.J. Anderson III stopped by to read his poem “Pretty Boy.”
William Anderson’s legacy on the Lynchburg community
One Saturday a month, dedicated volunteers fan out across the property to reclaim the headstones, and the history they represent.
A Bedford County slave dwelling is still standing shy of 200 years.