PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) – Throughout Black History Month, 10 On Your Side is sharing stories from across the Commonwealth of Virginia highlighting projects that are working to expand the narratives of Black History.
From the foundation of America to the future of newer offices within Virginia, 10 On Your Side’s Kara Dixon looks into how these projects and stories can help expand the understanding of how the past influences the present.
New reports will be premiered every Tuesday and Friday throughout February.
The video above features the work being done at Fort Monroe in Hampton, Virginia, which is the landing site of the first enslaved Africans in English North America.
To learn more about Fort Monroe and the events it is holding for Black History Month, click here.
To learn more about Project 1619, which is featured in this story, click here.
