In June, the Office of Multicultural Ministries, in partnership with the Office of the Dean and President, hosted a formal gala honoring the descendants of the Reparations Program. The evening included live music, a short program, and a striking display of the historical and genealogical research uncovered thus far. In attendance were over 200 descendants […]
September marks two years since the Seminary announced the creation of an endowment dedicated to the payment of reparations, and the intent to research, uncover, and recognize Black people who labored on campus during slavery, Reconstruction, and segregation under Jim Crow laws. The Office of Multicultural Ministries has created a TEDTalk-style video explaining the work […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Curtis Prather Tel: (703) 461-1782 Email: [email protected] (Alexandria, VA) – Virginia Theological Seminary (VTS) announced today that the institution remains committed to funding the reparations program that it created in September of last year for descendants of enslaved persons who worked on the campus and for the descendants of persons of […]
Media Contact: Curtis Prather Tel: (703) 461-1782 Email: [email protected] ALEXANDRIA, VA – Virginia Theological Seminary (VTS) announced today that the Seminary will create an endowment fund from which the income will fund reparation. Virginia Theological Seminary recognizes that enslaved persons worked on the campus and that even after slavery ended, VTS participated in segregation. VTS […]