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Spring into Financial Literacy
Your financial literacy deserves all of the care and attention you'd put towards cultivating seeds in your garden. It takes time, care, and attention in order for it to grow. Taking control of your financial wellness in the month of April will position you to plant the seeds for a more secure and prosperous future.

VBLM
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The "Sister II Sister Sorority Luncheon" Celebrates Unity Among Virginia's Divine Nine Sisterhood
The Luncheon just came to me as a great way to use my media notoriety to host an event that would allow us to disprove the myths...

VBLM
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How Do You Prefer Your Information Served: In Bite-Sized Pieces, or A Full Course Meal?
A single tweet can't delve into the complexities of an issue, potentially leading to oversimplification, misinterpretation, even worse...

VBLM
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Generation X and the Mid-career...Gap!
Generation X is redefining what it means to take charge of their lives and is pivoting away from the mid-life crisis of the "Baby Boomers,"

VBLM
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Black August: Commemorating Black Resistance!
Black August is also about fostering a sense of solidarity and resistance. It encourages individuals to engage in acts of resistance...

VBLM
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Black Women's Equal Pay Day 2023
Black women typically earned around 63 to 68 cents for every dollar earned by white men. This disparity is due to a variety of factors...

VBLM
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Virginia State University Offers Employees Funding to Purchase A Home
“The VSU-HAPI will provide eligible homebuyers up to a $10,000 match toward the down payment or closing cost of a newly purchased home…”

VBLM
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The Family Reunion: A Culinary Celebration of Foodways of the Diaspora!
Delicious food is the centerpiece of any Black celebration, and delectable delights were on full display at this year's Family Reunion,...

Cydny A. N.
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Governor Northam Announces Launch of Virginia Mortgage Relief Program
RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam announced the launch of a statewide Mortgage Relief Program to help people stay in their homes and help...

VBLM
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VBLM Visionary: Mr. Corey Holeman!
The Virginia Black Lifestyle Magazine's "VBLM Visionary" feature celebrates remarkable people in our communities who are making an IMPACT!...

VBLM
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Do You Know What Lies Beneath Jefferson Park? “Hidden History” Series Tells the Stories of Virginia.
A new digital series designed to explore Virginia’s rich, and rarely talked about, hidden history has premiered on VPM, Virginia’s home...

VBLM
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June is Black Men Appreciation Month!
Sometimes, you need to create your own holidays. Here at The Virginia Black Lifestyle Magazine, we have decided to take the initiative...

VBLM
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USDA Begins Dismantling Systemic Policies that Have Disadvantaged Black Farmers for Generations
It will take time to dismantle the crippling cumulative affects of systemtic racist policies that have made it difficult for Black...

VBLM
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Autism Awareness and ACTION!
By Kristie Bowie-Young For as far back as I can recall, April has always been deemed "Autism Awareness Month" with April 2nd being “World...

VBLM
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Thoroughfare, Virginia: A Tight-Knit Black Community That Withstood Becoming A Theme Park Attraction
Yes, you read that headline correctly. Our pain was almost put on display, in a historical space where we should be celebrated....

VBLM
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Get Your Bag, Sis!
by Vanessa McKnight Have you been in a situation where you know hands down you are the best person at your job? Working twice as hard to...

VBLM
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Black History Month 2021: "The Black Family: Representation, Identity, and Diversity"
Since 1928, the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) has formally set the theme for Black History...

VBLM
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It’s Homecoming Season!
Homecoming for a graduate of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU), truly does mean returning home.

VBLM
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The Settlement: The Black Wall Street of Prince William County
The area in Western Prince William County, along route 29 and route 15, was once a bustling Black community comparable to #BlackWallStreet..

VBLM
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Parenting During A State of Emergency
During these times, we want to remind parents that perfection is not the goal, and that it's perfectly fine to give yourselves plenty of...

VBLM
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