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A gifted storyteller, Lee Smith highlights the stories and voices of the Appalachian community where she was raised.

Roanoke

Leland D. Melvin inspires young people and encourages them to aspire to careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.

Lynchburg

For more than 60 years, pharmacist Leonard Muse has been a community leader in the historically African-American neighborhood of Nauck in Arlington County.

Arlington County

A dedicated physician, businesswoman, and community health advocate, Dr. Lerla G. Joseph provides high-quality, value-based health care to underserved populations in central Virginia.

Richmond

A respected lawyer and jurist, Leroy Rountree Hassell Sr. was the first African American to serve as chief justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia.

Norfolk

A self-taught wood carver, Leslie Garland Bolling achieved national recognition for his wooden sculptures of African Americans at work or leisure.

Richmond

Social reformer Lila Meade Valentine was a founder and president of the Equal Suffrage League of Virginia.

Richmond

Overcoming racial and gender prejudices, Lillian Lincoln Lambert became the first African American woman to earn an MBA from the Harvard Business School.

Mechanicsville

Throughout her career as a teacher, Lillian Ward McDaniel advocated lifelong education and community service.

Richmond

Born into slavery, Lott Cary purchased his own freedom and became an early leader in the new West African colony of Liberia.

Charles City County