Virginia Mercury

Bill, if successful, would remove Confederate monuments from Virginia’s Capitol Square

They were erected in the late 1800s and early 1900s, when laws disenfranchising Black Americans were enacted and memorials to ...
WRIC

Virginia General Assembly unveils interactive exhibit on Capitol’s history, democracy

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — The Virginia General Assembly has launched a new permanent interactive exhibit, “PEOPLE. BUILDING. DEMOCRACY,” which is designed to deepen public engagement with the Capitol’s ...
Hyperallergic

A Virginia Museum May Take Ownership of the US Capitol's Robert E. Lee Statue

The Virginia Museum of History and Culture in Richmond may become the new permanent home of a Robert E. Lee statue currently in the Capitol building in Washington, DC. The recommendation to move the ...

Confederate statues remain at Virginia’s Capitol. This bill would remove them.

State Sen. Adam Ebbin (D-Alexandria) is leaving office next month. On his final wish list: Removing three Confederate statues that remain at the State Capitol.
Afro

Statue of Barbara Rose Johns, Virginia civil rights activist, replaces Robert E. Lee statue in the U.S. Capitol

“The Commonwealth of Virginia will now be properly represented by an actual patriot who embodied the principle of liberty and justice for all, and not a traitor who took up arms against the United ...
WFMZ-TV

Virginia tradition calls for morning suits at an inauguration. But Spanberger switched things up

Governor Abigail Spanberger waves to the crowd during Inauguration Day at the Virginia Capitol Building, Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026. (Mike Kropf /Richmond Times-Dispatch via AP) Governor Abigail ...