NewsAnnouncing $900k in American Rescue Plan Funds
Virginia Humanities will be distributing more than $900,000 in funds from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), to museums, historic sites, and cultural institutions across Virginia affected by the …
EventJuneteenth Family History Fair
Can family and community history really help heal a nation? Virginia Humanities grantee Richmond Hill thinks so. Learning about how the past impacts the present brings us closer to understanding …
EventThe Banyan Tree of the Americas: Music Evolution in the African Diaspora
Semilla Cultural is proud to announce their upcoming project “The Banyan Tree of the Americas: Music Evolution in the African Diaspora”: Take a journey through the resilient and entangled roots …
EventPartners in Philanthropy
Join us for a series of webinars intended to expose and educate the public to the significance of partnerships between the Rosenwald and Jeanes Funds, Dr. Booker T. Washington and …
EventThe Virginia Lewis & Clark Trail: Why, How, Where?
On Wednesday, August 11 at 7pm, Peggy Cross, President of the Virginia Lewis & Clark Legacy Trail, will speak on Botetourt County’s connection to the Lewis & Clark exploration of …
EventBotetourt County: 250+1 Years of Delight
A series of four lectures on various aspects of Botetourt County’s early history will be presented at the Historical Society of Western Virginia and O. Winston Link Museum in connection …
EventUntil Freedom Comes
Newport News Public Library is celebrating Juneteenth with the unveiling of a special exhibit and program.
NewsRappahannock Tribe of Virginia
A Q&A with Chief Anne Richardson – With a Virginia Humanities grant, the Rappahannock Tribe makes plans to commemorate the 100th anniversary of incorporation.
NewsPressing Pause: A Community Book Project During COVID-19
A Q&A with Virginia Humanities Grantee Studio Pause, an art and bookmaking studio located in the Gates of Ballston affordable housing community in Arlington.
News“Acceptable, But not Accepted”
An Interview with Ting-Yi Oei, director of the Asian American Education Program and Education Director for the 1882 Foundation, a Washington D.C.-based organization whose initial focus was to secure an Expression of Regret from the United States, apologizing for the Chinese Exclusion Acts and their impact on Chinese and other Asian Americans.
EventRock Castle Home – Blue Ridge Premiere
On May 20 and May 29, the 2021 festival-winning film Rock Castle Home, created by filmmaker Charlie D. Thompson, is hosting two premiere screening events, both open to the public with …
EventFurious Flower: Legacy Seminar for Educators
The biennial seminar celebrates living Black writers whose careers have been marked by creative distinction and critical acclaim. Intended to engage scholars, poets, and college/high school educators, but open to the …
