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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.”

A recent AARP Virginia webinar urged grandparents to share their musical interest with grandchildren as a way to boost bonds between the generations — while providing health and cognitive benefits as we grow older.

AARP Virginia is conducting three online workshops this month to help participants make better use of their smartphone’s many photography and photo editing features along with other device uses you may not be aware of.

Is it possible that living a life with meaning can help improve our mental and physical health as we age? To help answer this question, AARP Virginia sponsored a special screening and workshop for The Hidden Power of Purpose, a feature-length documentary narrated by Debbie Allen. This special screening was held on Jan. 11th at the Arcola Church in Dulles.