Former Virginia Governor and Mayor-elect of Richmond (at the time), L. Douglas Wilder, flashes victory signs during a victory party in Richmond, Va., Tuesday Nov. 2, 2004, in Richmond, Va. Wilder, who ...

In the latest episode of “Untold – A WTVR Podcast,” host Catie Beck sits down with Doug Wilder, one of Virginia’s most famous politicians. RICHMOND, Va. —L. Douglas Wilder’s historic political career ...

NORFOLK, Va. — During Black History Month, News 3 is honoring the rich history of those who have broken milestones. More than three decade ago, history was made in Virginia when Douglas Wilder became ...

RICHMOND, Va. — Former Virginia Governor Douglas Wilder has filed a federal lawsuit against Virginia Commonwealth University President Michael Rao and Chief Audit and Compliance Executive Suzanne ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WCSC/WWBT) — Douglas Wilder took the oath of office in Richmond to become the country’s first elected Black governor on Feb. 13, 1990. During his four years in office, Wilder was known ...

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 ...

SHREVEPORT, La. - February is Black History Month and KTBS 3/KPXJ CW 21 continue to salute the contributions of African Americans in labor with the help of Bossier Parish high school students. Douglas ...

RICHMOND, Va. — If you lived in Richmond in 2005, chances are you recall when the nation’s first Black elected governor, Douglas Wilder, became the city’s first popularly elected mayor in 60 years.

Until this past weekend, there was only one place you had a chance to see all of Virginia’s living governors come together in the same place, and that was at the inauguration of the next one. But on ...

Douglas Wilder made history himself, when he became the first African-American elected governor of Virginia, and in post-reconstruction America. In 1992, Wilder ran for the Democratic presidential ...

Douglas Wilder, the first African American to serve as governor of a U.S. state (Virginia) since Reconstruction, came out of retirement in 2005 to become the popularly elected mayor of Richmond. Photo ...

ARLINGTON, Va . (7News) — The 66th Governor of Virginia L. Douglas Wilder joined 7News for a livestreamed interview with Anchor Scott Thuman on Tuesday at 7 p.m. BREAKING NEWS | Live Virginia State ...