RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Maggie Lena Walker will be commemorated by the National Park Service for her 160th birthday this July. Starting Friday, July 5, at 5 p.m. the Maggie L. Walker National Historic ...

The oldest surviving black-owned bank in the United States celebrates its 100th anniversary on Sunday. The founder of the Consolidated Bank and Trust Company of Richmond, Va., Maggie Lena Walker, was ...

*American history sometimes gets it wrong. The great accomplishments of American history somehow end up with Caucasian faces, overshadowing the monumental achievements of people of color. Ruth P.

RICHMOND, Va. -- The National Park Service, the Black History Museum, Third Street Bethel A.M.E. Church, and the City of Richmond is inviting the public to celebrate the life and legacy of Maggie L.

Unless you grew up in Richmond, you might not know that Maggie Lena Walker was the first black woman in the United States to found a bank. But word of her accomplishments would circulate as far and ...