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Juneteenth is a federal holiday that commemorates the end of legal slavery in the United States. It has its origins on June 19, 1865, the day the enslaved people of Galveston, Texas, …
June 18, 2022 | 11AM – 9PM | Berryville
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On Thursday, April 21, Virginia Humanities director of education Emma Ito will join the award-winning photojournalist Regina H. Boone for a conversation about Boone’s latest documentary film A Vanished Dream: …
April 21, 2022 | 7PM – 8PM
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The Historic Lexington Foundation (HLF) and the Brownsburg Museum are pleased to present a tour of five historic, former slave houses in the Brownsburg community. The tour is FREE and …
May 7, 2022 | 10AM – 4PM | The Brownsburg Museum, Brownsburg, Virginia
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The colonial era is usually seen as prim and proper – a time when manners were refined and marriage was sacrosanct. But that period may have been much wilder than previously thought. Liz Elizondo says in colonial Spanish Texas, love affairs didn’t just occasionally happen…they were the norm.
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Being a Black girl in a mostly white space can bring stress, frustration, anger, and all kinds of mixed emotions.
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Join book artist and poet Nicole Delgado for a presentation and discussion with Center for the Book members and friends. The program will consist of: A presentation of the Artist’s …
March 26, 2022 | 4PM – 5:30PM | Virginia Humanities, 946 Grady Avenue, Charlottesville VA
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Join Nicole Delgado for a bilingual poetry reading of her selected works on Thursday, March 24 (5:30 PM) at UVA’s Clark Hall 108. Nicole will be reading from the first …
March 24, 2022 | 5:30PM – 6:30PM | University of Virginia, Clark Hall - 108, Charlottesville
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A Multimedia Storytelling Event A Norfolk youth development organization, Teens With a Purpose, dedicated to empowering young people through creativity, reflection, and action will be hosting a storytelling, poetry, and …
March 11, 2022 | 3PM – 5PM | Norfolk, Virginia
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Racism’s direct impact on health is well-documented.
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Danville makes national heritage trail – The historic residence that had colloquially made Danville “The Last Capital of Confederacy” is now the newest addition to the U.S. Civil Rights Trail.
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Join the Fluvanna NAACP Branch on the last Saturday in February for a virtual discussion about the upcoming film Reconstructed:The Rebuilding of African American Communities Through Faith and Education. During …
February 26, 2022 | 7PM | Virtual