RICHMOND, Va. — Former Virginia Governor L. Douglas Wilder, the nation’s first elected Black governor, marked his 95th birthday over the weekend with a public art exhibit and auction benefiting ...

RICHMOND, Va. — Former Virginia Gov. L. Douglas Wilder got a birthday shoutout during Gov. Abigail Spanberger's inauguration speech on Saturday. Wilder made history in 1990 as the first African ...

Douglas Wilder of Richmond narrowly beat Marshal Coleman to become not only the first Black governor of Virginia, but also the first Black governor in the United States. Two years later, he was a ...

Former Virginia governor Douglas Wilder’s attempt to resurrect his planned United States National Slavery Museum appears no closer to fruition than his original proposal, which foundered after more ...

Although he left his office at City Hall six months ago, the shadow of L. Douglas Wilder’s unique political career still looms. For decades his favor was courted and his power feared on both sides of ...

In 1991, Wilder forced the General Assembly to create additional majority-black legislative seats and the state’s first majority-black congressional district. He won repeal of the state sales tax on ...

RICHMOND, Va. — The latest Commonwealth Poll from the L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs at Virginia Commonwealth University has prompted strong commentary from former ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Former Virginia governor Douglas Wilder is suing Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) president Michael Rao and one other VCU employee after they investigated claims that ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — To celebrate former Virginia Gov. L. Douglas Wilder’s birthday, an art exhibit featuring paintings created by the governor was held on Sunday afternoon. On Jan. 18, from 3 to 6 ...

The legal fight over sexual and racial discrimination allegations made by former Gov. Douglas Wilder against the then-dean of the Virginia Commonwealth University school bearing his name appears to be ...