It was eight years ago that Alexandria’s LGBTQ+ task force teamed up with Alexandria’s library to host the first Alexandria ...

The 81st anniversary of the Alexandria Library sit-in will be virtual this year, as the Alexandria Black History Museum in Virginia is temporarily closed due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The library’s special collections division is a trove of arcana on the history of Alexandria and Virginia, with blueprints, manuscript collections and more than 50,000 photographs.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Inside the walls of this Alexandria Library, there is no shortage of stories. But for one woman who was born and raised here, they're more than just stories.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A huge grant that looks to preserve our history and honor the sacrifice and struggle of those who came before us is getting us uplifted. Before Rosa Parks refused to give up ...

A library in Alexandria, Va., hosted its first speed-dating event and has plans for more. The folks who attended the event in the Beatley Library are all about efficiency.

The Robinson Library building is home to the Alexandria Black History Museum. Mitchell-Powell, a Connecticut native who now lives in Alexandria with her husband, is a credentialed librarian and a ...

On Aug. 21, 1939, the Howard University graduate helped organize a sit-in at the Alexandria Library on Queen Street. Despite passing the Virginia Bar exam without formal education, he couldn't get ...

The 1939 Alexandria Library Sit In Opened a New Front in the Civil Rights Movement. Special | 4m 49s. Libraries had not been a big part of the civil rights movement but that changed in Alexandria, VA.

ARLINGTON, Va. (7News) — Samuel W. Tucker Elementary School in Alexandria, Virginia has provided education to hundreds of young students each year, but did you know the story behind Samuel ...