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Black History Month Storytelling in Beadwork

Portsmouth Public Library - Main Branch 601 Court Street, Portsmouth, VA

Storytelling in Beadwork Feb 1, 2025 11 am – 12 pm Main Library Ages 12 to Adult Explore the work of artist Joyce Scott and try your own hand at […]

Black History Month – What Was It Really Like

Portsmouth Public Library Manor Branch 1401 Elmhurst Lane, Portsmouth, VA

What was it really like to be a teen in Angola in 1619? Feb 3, 2025  2:30 pm- 3:30 pm Manor Branch Library Dr. Margaret Bristow, Project 1619 Board Member, […]

Amazing Artists – Black History Month Edition

Portsmouth Public Library - Main Branch 601 Court Street, Portsmouth, VA

Drop in and create a beautiful masterpiece of your own and learn about a great African American artist.

Black History Month Caribbean Dreaming with Gary Garlic

Portsmouth Public Library - Cradock Branch 28 Prospect Parkway, Portsmouth, VA

Caribbean Dreaming with Gary Garlic- Feb 13, 2025 3 pm- 4 pm Cradock Branch Library Sail the Caribbean seas on the sound waves of steel drums with Arts for Learning’s Gary Garlic! All ages.   DON'T MISS OUR DROP IN EVENTS ALL MONTH LONG Black History Month Trivia February 1-28                Main Library Answer a trivia […]

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Lincolnsville Photo Exhibit at Emanuel A.M.E.

Emanuel A.M.E. Church 637 North Street, Portsmouth, VA

Emanuel AME was once the religious and cultural center of the Lincolnsville Community.  Established in 1890, Lincolnsville became Portsmouth’s first middle-class African American Community.  During segregation, it operated as a city within a city.  Also, during that time, mail was not delivered to Lincolnsville by the city, and Emanuel doubled as both a church and […]

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6th Annual Black History Trail Blazers Sidewalk Parade

Greater Mt. Zion COGIC 3100 Deep Creek Blvd, Portsmouth, VA

This year’s Black History Sidewalk Parade is taking place in historic Truxton, starting and ending at the Greater Mt. Zion Church of God in Christ (COGIC).  9:30 a.m. – Bus […]

Black History Story Time Main Library

Portsmouth Public Library - Main Branch 601 Court Street, Portsmouth, VA

Black History Story Time Feb 15, 2025 11 am- 12 pm Main Library Enjoy a story, craft, and a short film with the African American Historical Society of Portsmouth.   […]

Black History STEM Activities

Portsmouth Public Library - Main Branch 601 Court Street, Portsmouth, VA

Stop in with the kids and see how learning about engineering, math, science, and technology can be fun.  Learn about famous black scientists.

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Black Scientist STEM Studio

Children's Museum of Virginia 221 High Street, Portsmouth, VA

Discover African American scientists and their significant contributions. Conduct experiments related to their work in our STEM Studio each weekend. 10:00am - 12:00pm & 1:00pm - 3:00pm

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Black History Expo at the Portsmouth Main Library

Portsmouth Public Library - Main Branch 601 Court Street, Portsmouth, VA

Come hear the stories of Portsmouth’s earliest African Americans in music and narrative.  2pm | Porte City Magic Orchestra and Choir 3:15pm | Chrystle Castleberry, Public Archaeologist, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation […]

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Forged in Hampton Roads Exhibit

Portsmouth Colored Community Library Museum 904 Elm Avenue, Portsmouth, VA

Description: Forged in Hampton Roads explores the transformative impact of African American labor and how it profoundly shaped the character and lifestyle of the Hampton Roads region. Come learn about John Mallory Phillips, the man who created one of the region’s first Black resorts and hotels in Hampton. Or read about a former slave named Aaron who […]

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Black History Month – Anansi and Me presented by Valerie Davis

Portsmouth Public Library - Main Branch 601 Court Street, Portsmouth, VA

Anansi & Me A program by Arts for Learning Virginia that teaches students how animal characters in Anansi fables and trickster tales represent human strengths and weaknesses.  Anansi is a spider from Ghana who is known for outsmarting more powerful opponents through his use of cunning, creativity, and wit. Anansi stories are often funny and teach […]