Rwandan-born choreographer Sherrie Silver knows the exact moment she became an activist. When she was nine, she lost a cousin of the same age to malaria, and wanted to do something to honor his memory ...

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It wasn't on purpose that Iris Rosa Santiago opened up a studio offering African diaspora dance genres in the historic Kennedy-King Neighborhood, but it's befitting of her journey. The Iris Rose Dance ...

STAUNTON, Va. (WHSV) - The African-American Heritage and Multicultural Festival is celebrating 36 years of tradition over the weekend. The festival hosted in Gypsy Hill Park in Staunton gathers ...