
Neighborhood Celebration & Open House Tours
Our new neighbor, Dairy Market, is hosting a full week of grand opening events June 14-19. On Saturday, June 19, we’ll be joining them, along with 101.3 Jamz, the 10th & …

A Promise to Grow
Virginia Humanities & City of Promise to Publish Children’s Book Celebrating 10th & Page Neighborhood

Teaching African American History in Virginia
This webinar presents Commission Chair, Dr. Cassandra Newby Alexander and Co-chairs; Dr. Rosa Atkins and Dr. Derrick P. Alridge of Governor Northam’s Virginia Commission on African American History Education in …

Announcing a $100k Ford Foundation Grant to Support Community Scholars
Charlottesville—Today, Virginia Humanities announced a $100,000 grant from the Ford Foundation to support community knowledge bearers and non-academy humanities experts across Virginia. This place-based, digital storytelling initiative will begin in …

Afrikana Independent Film Festival
We’re excited to co-sponsor the 5th Anniversary Afrikana Independent Film Festival, September 17-20! This year’s all-virtual Afrikana experience remains a space that celebrates, elevates, and further validates Black stories, Black …

Court Square as a Public Space
This conversation about the meaning and importance of Charlottesville’s Court Square as a public space, features Elgin Cleckley, Assistant Professor of Architecture, Education, and Health at UVA; Justin Reid, Director …
State Task Force to Host Juneteenth-Black Historic Preservation Event
On Friday, June 19, 2020, from Noon-1:00PM, the Virginia African American Cultural Resources (VAACR) Task Force will host Self Preservation, a Juneteenth online conversation on the state of Black historic …
Nonprofit Needs During COVID-19
Justin Reid, director of our Community Initiatives is joining the Center for Nonprofit Excellence for this presentation of results from their survey of nonprofit needs during COVID-19. Michael McKee, President …

Virginia Black Public History Summer Institute
Due to COVID-19 restrictions, this program has been postponed until 2021. Please send questions to: SummerInstitute@Virginia.edu Announcement The Virginia Black Public History Summer Institute (Summer Institute) is an intensive twelve-week …