Virginia Currents April Highlights

April 14 VC #2020 Virginia Currents meets an ex-convict that breaks all stereotypes and proves there can be a productive life after prison. Find out how Virginia Correctional Enterprises helped her and many other inmates gain up-to-date job and people skills that have helped them succeed in the outside world. And Harold Clarke, the Director of the Virginia Department of Corrections tells us how this work program benefits the state and its communities. Also - we go to Manassas to meet one of Virginia's top teachers. Find out how Brian Peterson motivates his 4th grade teachers at Signal Hill Elementary. WATCH NOW

April 21 VC #2021 As the Robert Russa Moton Museum prepares to unveil it’s major exhibit, former students, Joy Cabarrus Speakes and Reverend Samuel Williams Jr., tell us what it was like to be there during the Moton High School Strike 60 years ago and what the school meant to them at this pivotal time in history. Also, hop aboard the veggie bus!  Find out how Mark Lilly’s Farm to Family bus brings fresh and chemical free produce from local farms to city neighborhoods.

April 28 VC #2023 Virginia Currents dusts off a vintage musical treasure, That Norfolk Sound.  Ray T. Jones, entertainer and a retired Command Master, tells us about his musical journey in the late '60's when he was stationed on the USS Barney in Norfolk. Described as being an eclectic mixture of psychedelic fuzz, folky acoustic guitar and funk, Ray's interpretation of the Norfolk Sound has left impressions on many old and new fans.  Also it's one of the country's biggest Asian spas and it's in nearby Centreville, Virginia.  We step into Spa World - over 50,000 square feet of pure relaxation for women, men and even children.  And May-Lily Lee strums the sounds of a familiar and favorite ballad.  WATCH NOW