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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 Cape Charles Rosenwald School: Getting Over the Hump
We are only a few generations away from a time when Black children in Cape Charles, Virginia walked past a white segregated school in...
Cydny A. N.
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Virginia State University College of Agriculture to Host Agriculture Field Day
ETTRICK, VA —Virginia State University College of Agriculture welcomes the public to its annual Agriculture Field Day on Thursday, Sept....
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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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Jack Daniel’s Commits $40,000 to Small Black Business Owners through Annual Grant Program
Jack Daniel’s Commits $40,000 to Small Black Business Owners through Annual Grant Program Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Honey, Tennessee Apple...
VBLM
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VSU Joins Initiative Offering Alternative To Federal Loans
VSU JOINS INITIATIVE OFFERING ALTERNATIVE TO FEDERAL STUDENT LOANS Virginia State University among 34 Minority Serving Institutions to...
VBLM
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Cultivating a Sweet Seed in Unionville: Virginia’s first Black Woman Owned Winery
"I love it when you call me Big Poppa!" - Biggie Neatly tucked away in the woods of Orange County, Virginia, you can find the sweet voice...
VBLM
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Dr. Rosa Atkins Named Acting Superintendent of Public Instruction
Governor Ralph Northam has named Rosa Atkins as Acting Superintendent of Public Instruction to replace James Lane, who served as the...
VBLM
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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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A Computer, an Idea and a Dream: Interview with Entrepreneur, Mrs. Ramunda Lark Young
Wife. Mother. Daughter. Sister. Servant Leader. Soror. And inspiring Entrepreneur! Many wonder how does she does it all, and Mrs. Ramunda...
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The Problem with the Classics...
...is they exclude Black books. For generations, learners have endured literary classics, such as: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,...
VBLM
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VSU OFFERS VIRGINIA’S FIRST AND ONLY PROGRAM WHICH SUPPORTS THE MILITARY COMMUNITY
VIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY, VA—November 8, 2021—Virginia State University has announced the establishment of Virginia’s first and only...
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...
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Grammy Award Winning Record Executive And Film Producer Joins VSU Staff
VIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY, VA- October 12, 2021- Virginia State University has announced that Grammy Award Winning Record Executive, Film...
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Virginia Union University Achieves Highest Enrollment in Five Years
Highest Retention in University History! (Richmond, VA)- Virginia Union University announces an overall enrollment increase for the third...
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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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Become a Member of the John Langston Mercer Institute's (JMLI) Inaugural Class
Virginia State University, VA – June 1, 2021 - Virginia State University’s John Mercer Langston Institute (JMLI) for African American...
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