Hannah Wiegard of Appalachian Voices and John Cruickshank of the Piedmont Group of the Sierra Club talk about next week's People's Climate March

This Saturday, Charlottesville’s Jefferson School City Center will host a gala celebration to mark the 150th anniversary of the opening of the Jefferson School. The keynote speaker will be Dr. Julianne Malveaux, well known labor economist, author, academic, and commentator. She joins WTJU's Nathan Moore to talk about the history and future of African-American education.

It seems like it would be a conflict of interest to have politicians redrawing their own district lines, but that's exactly how Virginia does it. Now, a bipartisan advocacy group called OneVirginia2021 is fighting to make the redistricting process fairer and more transparent. OneVirginia2021's Dan Grogan joins WTJU's Emily Richardson-Lorente to discuss this critically important -- but often overlooked -- topic.

Big telescopes, high-powered laser pointers, an inflatable planetarium ... there's lots to look forward to at this weekend's 5th annual Central Virginia Star Party. UVA Associate Professor of astronomy (and Dark Skies, Bright Kids Director) Kelsey Johnson joins WTJU's Emily Richardson-Lorente to share the highlights.

Chaédria LaBouvier discusses police brutality and Black Lives Matter on WTJU's Soundboard, September 24, 2015

Asa Eslocker discusses his research and film "Landscapes of Longevity" and the Thriving Cities Project that he recently started working with.

Bounce houses, drag queens, Buddhist prayer ceremonies ... the 2015 Cville Pride Festival promises something for everyone this Saturday. Event organizer Amy Sarah Marshall joins WTJU's Emily Richardson-Lorente to share some highlights.

Put on your dancing shoes and get ready for the 2015 Cville Sabroso Festival! This celebration of Latin American culture will be bringing great music, food and art to the IX Art Park this Saturday, September 19th. Event organizer Estela Knott joins WTJU's Nathan Moore to share some highlights.

Like most American kids, Carmenita Higgenbotham grew up loving Disney films. Now, not only does she teach two Disney-related courses at UVA, but she's also part of a nearly 4-hour documentary about Walt Disney airing on PBS. She joins WTJU's Emily Richardson-Lorente to discuss the documentary, her own favorite Disney films, and why Americans have such complicated feelings about the animator-turned-American icon.

Charlottesville was feeling "the Bern" earlier this week when democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders came to town. Now, Geoff Skelley, of the University of Virginia Center for Politics, joins WTJU's Nathan Moore to dissect the visit and Sanders' prospects.