African American Heritage • Culture & Identity • Folklife • Grants • TRHT
Learn from This Place: Bringing Arlington to Halls Hill
This project is an outgrowth of the Cigar Box Project, an initiative led by the organization, “Changing Arlington’s Narrative on Race.” In this project 280 Arlington middle schoolers participated in a project incorporating Piedmont Blues music, Halls Hill neighborhood history, and building cigar box guitars. The Panel and Performance event titled, “Learn from This Place: […]
African American Heritage • Grants • TRHT
Flip the Script actors during a recent rehearsal Flip the Script
You’re invited to Encore Stage & Studio’s Flip the Script project performances. Saturday, November 2 at 3 pm & 7 pm and Sunday, November 3 at 3 pm. Theatre is a powerful tool for examining the past and discerning intersections with the present. Encore Stage & Studio’s Flip the Script has worked with local students […]
African American Heritage • Grants • History
Thomas Jefferson (American, 1743–1826) Proposed sketch for the President’s House, elevation, 1792 Pen and ink with gray wash Courtesy of the Maryland Historical Society, 1976.88.6 Exhibit: Thomas Jefferson, Architect
Palladian Models, Democratic Principles, and the Conflict of Ideals
The most important architectural thinker of the young American republic, Thomas Jefferson conveyed ideals of liberty and democracy in his designs. Jefferson (1743–1826) was Governor of Virginia, Secretary of State, President of the United States and author of the Declaration of Independence. He was also a slave owner. Thomas Jefferson, Architect: Palladian Models, Democratic Principles, and […]
African American Heritage • Culture & Identity
Unmasking Hampton Roads
Unmasking Hampton Roads is a three-part learning series designed to help residents of the region take off their masks, be candid with each other about race and racism, and work together to make our communities more equitable and inclusive spaces for everyone. The series is inspired by the poem “We Wear the Mask” by African […]
African American Heritage • History • TRHT
The Legacy of Slavery
Join us and Roanoke Valley Points of Diversity for an open dialogue about difficult issues, including race. We’ll talk about Hollins University’s research on the history of enslaved people working on campus and the ways some of their descendants remain connected to Hollins to this day. This event is part of our W.K. Kellogg Foundation […]
African American Heritage • History • Virginia Indians
1619: Making of America Summit
The 1619 Making of America Summit will explore the 400-year journey of our founding cultures—Native, African, and English peoples, immigrant stories, and the contributions and influences that have shaped the building of America. The summit will highlight the three pillars of the commemoration: Diversity, Democracy, and Opportunity. At the foundation of this cross-cultural event will […]
African American Heritage • History • TRHT
The Color of Housing
The History of Racism in Housing in Arlington
In collaboration with the League of Women Voters, Challenging Racism is presenting an interactive program on the history of redlining in Arlington. The program uses local maps and stories to explain how the Federal Housing Administration prevented certain Black communities from acquiring loans in the mid-2oth century. This practice enabled segregation and continues to influence […]
African American Heritage • History • TRHT
Photo from Challenging Racism’s summer 2019 Learning to Lead training courtesy Challenging Racism Red-Lining Workshop
Challenging Racism is collaborating with the Neighborhood Conservation Advisory Commission for a program on redlining. Part of Virginia Humanities’ and the Kellogg Foundation’s Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation Project, this interactive program focuses on the Federal Housing Administration’s mid-20th century use of redlining to prevent loans to Black people in selected areas. Using local maps […]
African American Heritage • History
Danville Protests - Courtesy of The Danville Register & Bee The Movement: Danville’s Civil Rights
Exhibit Opening Aug. 10 | Danville
Join us August 10th, 2-5pm at the Danville Museum of Fine Arts & History for an opening reception for “The Movement: Danville’s Civil Rights Exhibit.” The exhibit is the first of its kind in the Danville Museum of Fine Arts & History. It will be a permanent exhibit highlighting Danville’s Civil Rights Movement. Historian Historian […]
African American Heritage • Grants • History
Remembering Our Past to Protect Our Future
Women Activism in the Civil Rights Movement and Beyond
The Prizery’s One Community Initiative presents a free discussion by Dr. Amy Tillerson-Brown’s entitled, “Remembering our Past to Protect our Future: Women Activism in the Civil Rights Movement and Beyond.” This talk centers on the activism specifically of Black women in the struggle for American Citizenship, and the strategies used by women of the Civil […]
African American Heritage • History
Image courtesy the Chrysler Museum Thomas Jefferson, Architect
Mabel O. Wilson and Louis P. Nelson In Conversation
Renowned scholars Mabel O. Wilson and Louis P. Nelson will discuss the contributions and legacy of enslaved craftsmen on the architecture of Thomas Jefferson. Wilson is a professor of architectural design at Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation. She is also a Senior Fellow at the Institute for Research in African American […]
