Black History Month
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Let’s Celebrate Black History!
Posted about 9 months ago by Meldon Jenkins-Jones
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Let’s celebrate Black History through the arts at the Richmond Public Library!
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Black History Books: A 2023 Review
Posted about 2 years ago by Meldon Jenkins-Jones
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In Virginia, it is generally believed that African American History began with the importation of West Africans into Jamestown in 1619. After the Civil War, the Daughters of the Confederacy […]
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HARRIET TUBMAN, INSPIRING AMERICAN HERO
Posted about 3 years ago by Meldon Jenkins-Jones
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Harriet Tubman (c. 1820-1822 – March 10, 1913) is an icon of courage, a true American hero. Born Araminta “Minty” Ross, she was enslaved at birth in Maryland. In 1849 […]
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Black History Month: Picturing Families
Posted about 4 years ago by Lisa Crisman
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The Association for the Study of African American Life and History develops themes for Black History Month each year. The themes “reflect changes in how people of African descent in […]
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African-American History Month in Richmond
Posted about 5 years ago by Meg Raymond
I keep sailing on in this middle passage. I am sailing into the wind and the dark. But I am doing my best to keep my boat steady and my […]
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Romance in Color
Posted about 6 years ago by Meg Raymond
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Lupercalia was an ancient Roman feast celebrated to welcome Spring. By the 6th century, the pagan (read racy) aspects of the celebration were downplayed, and the holiday became associated with […]
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New books to celebrate Black Lives (and not just in February)
Posted about 7 years ago by Natalie Draper
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February is a short month with a big heart. Many of us are desperate for winter to end when it feels like we are doomed to wear heavy coats against […]
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