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SHELF LIFE—Bird Watching: Spring Migrations with Kenn Kaufman & Pete Myers
Join author and extreme birder Kenn Kaufman as he discusses his newest book, A Season on the Wind: Inside the World of Spring Migration, with Pete Myers, in a conversation …
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Through his daughters’ eyes
The Coastal Virginia chapter of the American Red Cross is hosting a quarterly series of 1-hour virtual community education programs to increase awareness of blood diversity challenges and health disparities …

Slave Auction Block Vigil: Honoring the Ancestors
Beloved Community Cville is hosting an online “Slave Auction Block Vigil: Honoring the Ancestors” that will be live streamed from the Historic Court Square in downtown Charlottesville. Community members (Don …

We Stand for Justice: Proclamation and Exhibit
This virtual program will include a salute to thirty-six African American activists from Newport News, followed by a reading of a proclamation of appreciation to African Americans in Newport News …
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