A century after the end of the Civil War, more than a dozen states still had laws on the books banning interracial marriage. Enter Mildred and Richard Loving, a Virginia couple whose June 12, 1967 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Flora Hawk as Mildred Jeter Loving, left, and director Denyce Graves-Montgomery in rehearsal for “Loving v. Virginia.” [Sunroom ...

RICHMOND, Va. — This weekend, a Virginia story that changed the country takes the stage in Richmond as an opera about the U.S Supreme Court case Loving v. Virginia wraps up its world premiere at the ...

NORFOLK, Va. — Mildred and Richard Loving's marriage led to a landmark Supreme Court case in 1967 that struck down laws banning interracial marriage. Now, over 50 years later, their story is being ...

The opera opens in the home of a doting but nervous married couple. They’re dressed casually — she in a pink nightgown, he in jeans and a flannel — but the mood is anything but. “A strange car pulled ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — In celebration of Black History Month, the Library of Virginia will host two free events in support of Virginia Opera’s “Loving v. Virginia,” which is a retelling of the true ...

To celebrate its 50th anniversary, the Virginia Opera teamed up with the Richmond Symphony to commission a work with a state-centric story. Damien Geter’s “Loving v. Virginia,” which had its ...

As Mildred Loving—who with her husband Richard fought for the right to be legally married in their home state, resulting in the landmark 1967 Loving v. Virginia decision—Negga takes all the qualities ...

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The opera stage is not a history classroom, but it can serve to preserve and elevate stories that might not make it to either. This month, Virginia Opera and Richmond Symphony will present the world ...