'I feel the fire in my chest’: Roanoke woman joins movement of young people fighting for racial equalityROANOKE, Va. – 2020 has been a year of change for many college students, including Tenysia Rivera. “I feel the fire in my chest and how much I want to make that change,” ...wsls.com
Examining ‘White Fragility’ and why some disagree with the claim that all white people are racistROANOKE, Va. – As the events surrounding race relations have emerged this summer beginning with the death of George Floyd, “White Fragility” shot to the top of the best-s...wsls.com
Post-show conversation: 20/20 Focus: The Push for EqualityPost-show conversation: 20/20 Focus: The Push for EqualityPublished: August 6, 2020, 8:45 pm10 News anchors Brittny McGraw, Lindsey Ward and McKinley Strother to answer s...wsls.com
Roanoke organizers discuss why change is happening nowRoanoke organizers discuss why change is happening nowPublished: August 6, 2020, 7:57 pm2020 has been unlike any year any of us have ever experienced.wsls.com
Lynchburg moms talk about raising Black children in current racial climateLynchburg moms talk about raising Black children in current racial climatePublished: August 6, 2020, 7:56 pmFar from the outrage seen in cities from coast to coast, three...wsls.com
How Danville native Wendell Scott blazed a trail for African Americans in NASCARHow Danville native Wendell Scott blazed a trail for African Americans in NASCARPublished: August 6, 2020, 7:56 pmDanville native Wendell Scott started his engine more th...wsls.com
Police chiefs, community come together to talk racePolice chiefs, community come together to talk racePublished: August 6, 2020, 7:54 pmThe video and images seen around the world of police officers’ interaction with Black...wsls.com
A progressive city with Confederate roots: Lexington’s unique path to racial equalityA progressive city with Confederate roots: Lexington’s unique path to racial equalityPublished: August 6, 2020, 7:53 pmFighting to preserve that history while creating eq...wsls.com
Urban renewal, redlining are still having lasting effects on Roanoke’s Black communitiesUrban renewal, redlining are still having lasting effects on Roanoke’s Black communitiesPublished: August 6, 2020, 7:52 pmA crucial way to understand systemic racism and ...wsls.com
Knowing racial equality’s past to understand where we are nowA pivotal moment in the Civil Rights Movement happened in Danville on June 10, 1963. If you need help with the Public File, call 540-512-1554.wsls.com
WATCH: 20/20 Focus: The Push for EqualityROANOKE, Va. – Right now, many are wondering if we’ll ever achieve Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.‘s dream of a nation where people are judged by the content of their characte...wsls.com
A progressive city with Confederate roots: Lexington’s unique path to racial equalityFighting to preserve that history while creating equality, perhaps no other city in Virginia embodies the commonwealth’s identity struggle like Lexington, a liberal commu...wsls.com
Paving the way: How Danville native Wendell Scott blazed a trail for African Americans in NASCARDanville native Wendell Scott started his engine more than 50 years ago, aiming to not only drive his car but drive home change. His mission was to always try and impact ...wsls.com
Roanoke organizers discuss why change is happening nowIt’s these moments that Jojo Friday, the founder of Sisters of Change, has unknowingly spent the past three years working toward. She found it frustrating trying to lead ...wsls.com
Roanoke man creates group to unite the regions Black fathersI may have come in contact with more than 100 Black fathers in that time period, and every one of them is sick of that particular narrative.In response, Bell created Blac...wsls.com
Black history is American history: Challenging history education to reach beyond the classroomROANOKE, Va. Black history is American history.Its the bold statement Eboni Harrington, a seventh-grade math teacher at Lucy Addison Middle School in Roanoke, lives by. ...wsls.com
Urban renewal, redlining still have lasting effects on Roanokes Black communitiesROANOKE, Va. A crucial way to understand systemic racism and its effects on generations is by taking a look at discriminatory housing practices, urban renewal and redlin...wsls.com
Representation matters': Lynchburg moms talk about raising Black children in current racial climateFar from the outrage seen in cities from coast to coast, their own reality is disheartening too, dealing with the everyday challenges of raising Black children in Central...wsls.com
