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Under a state law that took effect in July 2024, Virginia's first responders – including dispatchers, firefighters and emergency medical personnel – must undergo training on how to recognize the signs of dementia and respond effectively to them.
What do a shredding truck, scam information tables and bowling have in common? The answer could be found in Roanoke this month at AARP Virginia's fraud prevention event.
Scam education meets wine tasting at this unique AARP event where guests learned how to spot fraud, from romance to cryptocurrency scams, while enjoying wine pairings that match each scam's flavor.
An AARP-sponsored tour of the National D-Day Memorial in Bedford combined two AARP goals: supporting veterans and observing Black History Month.
AARP Virginia and Cheryl Mango, associate professor of history at VSU, presented an online event that described the rich history of HBCUs in Virginia.
Virginia Union University (VUU) was founded in 1865 with the mission of providing higher education to African Americans in the post-Civil War era.
During the sultry summer of 1862, President Abraham Lincoln and his family found respite in a cottage in northwest Washington D.C. It was here where Lincoln formulated one of the key documents of his presidency, the Emancipation Proclamation.
Faithe Norrell clutched a book titled “Virginia: History, Government, Geography” as she led a tour recently of the Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia.
Pullman porters not only played an iconic role in mid-20th Century railroad travel but also contributed to the establishment of the Black middle class and were instrumental in the civil rights movement.
Don Francisco presented the contributions of Black fifers and drummers to celebrate “Music and African Americans in the Revolutionary War.”
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