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Phoenix Banks

After speaking with some of my other Black friends, I found solace in knowing that I wasn’t the only person to have a complicated relationship with these twisted strands of DNA.

My Story, woven into my hair

By Phoenix Banks | March 1, 2026

Like many other Black girls, there came a day when I recognized that I stood out — when I looked at all the TV screens and movies and realized that Barbie doesn’t have cornrows with brightly colored ball hair ties and barrettes at the ends.

As one of the oldest public universities in the United States with a UNESCO World Heritage designation, the University has long had its page in the history books.

Virginia Guides centers Black History on Grounds

By Ingrid Gay and Phoenix Banks | February 28, 2026

In their History of African-Americans at U.Va tour, the Guides center their trips around the complicated racial legacies of slavery and discrimination at the University.

Phoenix Banks

My Story, woven into my hair

Virginia Guides centers Black History on Grounds

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