EventEdgar A. Long Book Launch
Edgar A. Long served as principal for the Christiansburg Institute from 1906 to 1923. The Christiansburg Institute was the first Black secondary school in Southwest Virginia. Although its 100-year history …
EventThe Earth Remembers
This Public Works Virginia production uses a pageantry style of puppets, movement, and music to present The Earth Remembers. Learn the story of the Tidewater area from a diverse perspective …
EventWalter Reed’s Birthday Celebration
The Fairfield Foundation is hosting an open house, public archaeology dig, and community organization exhibits to celebrate the 170th anniversary of Walter Reed’s birth (September 13, 1851) at his birthplace …
EventAfrica Ideas Summit
Each summer, the Presidential Precinct hosts a cohort of 25 of the brightest young leaders from across the African continent for the Mandela Washington Fellowship. Three fellows will be elected …
NewsLINKED: Stories Crossing the Color Line
How a grant from Virginia Humanities is helping the Richmond chapter expand its work of bringing Virginians together to face the legacy of slavery
NewsApply Now for a SHARP Grant
Virginia Humanities will distribute more than $900k to humanities and cultural nonprofits across Virginia as part of the American Rescue Plan. Learn who is eligible and how to apply.
EventHillbilly Hustle
Join author Wesley Browne at the Buchanan County Public Library for a discussion of his debut 2020 novel Hillbilly Hustle.
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 “The Banyan Tree of the Americas: Music Evolution in the African Diaspora”: Take a journey through the resilient and entangled roots of our ancestors. …
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 Crosson, President of the Virginia Lewis & Clark Legacy Trail, will speak on Botetourt County’s connection to the Lewis & Clark exploration of …
