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In Loving Memory of Emma Edmunds

Emma Edmunds, History United’s beloved project historian, passed away on February 9, 2020. Born in Richmond in 1946, Emma was a tireless historian and researcher who was devoted to compiling …

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2016 Danville StoryCorps – Joi White-Henderson & Wanda White

Joi White-Henderson (38) and mother, Wanda White (62), remember their grandmother/mother, Lonie Richardson, and her cooking as an expression of love, or as literal soul food. Produced by the Health …

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2016 Danville StoryCorps – Joshua Hearne & Kenneth Bond

Friends Joshua Hearne (32) and Kenneth Bond (62) talk about their monthly collaboration to provide a meal for those in need. Produced by the Health Collaborative and History United from …

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