Nov 6th, 2008 · Barack Obama didn't base his candidacy on race. Still, his victory has been deeply moving to many African Americans. Among them is Douglas Wilder, he was Virginia's first black governor and now the mayor of Richmond. Wilder says Obama's election means that you can say to any child in American "you can be anything you want to be."
Oct 2nd, 2008 · Jazz critic Kevin Whitehead reviews the debut album from Richmond, Va.-based jazz nonet Fight the Big Bull.
Jul 25th, 2008 · Thousands of visitors are expected to attend a birthday party for the vehicle in Richmond, Indiana. Model T owners from 44 states and nine countries are participating. We talk to some Model T owners about their cars.
Jun 14th, 2008 · The yet-to-be completed Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National Historic Park in Richmond, Calif., is located near the dockyards where thousands of people — men and women — were employed during the 1940s war effort. Park officials and a few of the "Rosies" who still live in the area talk to NPR's Andrea Seabrook.
Jun 9th, 2008 · Sen. John McCain renewed his call for townhall meetings with Democratic rival Sen. Barack Obama, saying it was a townhall meeting where he first learned about climate change. McCain also left town with $800,000 from a fundraiser. The Arizona senator spoke in Richmond, Va., the capital of what has suddenly become a battleground state — despite not voting for a Democrat for president since 1964.
Oct 12th, 2007 · Altria, the parent company of Philip Morris USA and Philip Morris International, has been one of the biggest corporate sponsors of the arts. But it's decentralizing its authority and moving from New York City to Richmond, Va., and arts groups in New York and across the nation are losing grants.
Aug 20th, 2007 · Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick has accepted a plea deal with federal prosecutors over his involvement in a dog fighting case. Vick's lawyers said he would plead guilty at a hearing in Richmond, Va., next Monday.
May 3rd, 2007 · Britain's Queen Elizabeth II is in the United States for a week-long state visit to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the founding of Jamestown, the first permanent British colony in America. In Richmond, Va., the queen spoke this afternoon at the state capitol about the long friendship between the United States and the United Kingdom.