EventStamped from the Beginning
Join #1 New York Times bestselling author Jason Reynolds for a talk and Q&A session about the book, Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You, part of VBPL’s grant-funded community read program, …
EventOTU: The Healing Quilt
The Tidewater African Cultural Alliance and Teens With a Purpose have been hard at work, and are excited to bring you OTU: the Healing Quilt on Sunday, January 23 at …
EventThe Internal Enemy: Slavery and War in Virginia, 1812-1815
The Museum of Culpeper History will offer a free webinar on a little known and surprising chapter of history of slavery in Virginia on Thursday, January 20, at 5:00 PM. …
NewsThe Earl of Indian Valley
Earl White shares his knowledge about music in a “formally informal” jam situation at his old time music camp.
EventBeneath the Surface
Join this free art-based workshop for community members exploring the history of race and racial disparity in Hampton Roads. Ages fourteen and up are welcome. Minors will need signed parental/guardian …
News2022 Carol Troxell Reader: Dr. Imani Perry
In advance of the 2022 Festival schedule announcement later this month, we are honored to announce that acclaimed author Dr. Imani Perry will be the 2022 Carol Troxell Reader with …
NewsHBCU Fellowship Info Session #1
This free online information session for anyone considering applying for our new HBCU Fellowship was held Monday December 20, 2021. This opportunity will fund the humanities research of scholars affiliated …
NewsSHELF LIFE—Music, Grace & Grit: Black Voices in Verse
Poets Ashley M. Jones (Reparations Now!), Khalisa Rae (Ghost in a Black Girl’s Throat), and Crystal Wilkinson (Perfect Black) confront their complex Southern inheritance, mourning the horrors of racism while …
EventHBCU Fellowship Info Session #2
Join us for a free online information session for anyone considering applying for our new HBCU Fellowship. This opportunity will fund the humanities research of scholars affiliated with Virginia’s Historically …
EventExodus: Coastal Virginia
The In[HEIR]itance Project is a national arts organization that helps unconnected neighbors navigate challenging civic conversations through collaborative theatre projects. Using the unique history of Coastal Virginia and the inherited …
NewsSpecial Meeting on Cultural Justice in Virginia
Virginia legislators and state government and cultural agency leaders held a Special Meeting on Cultural Justice in Virginia on Monday, December 6, 2021, from 6:00-8:00pm ET. Officials heard from descendants of …
Event“Whatever is un-Virginian is Wrong!”: Richmond Confederate Artists and the Origins of the Lost Cause
Despite the Union Army’s victory over the South, allegiance and loyalty to the Confederate “Lost Cause” lived on for decades.This lasting mythology of the Confederacy challenges the old adage that, …
