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Porte Towne Magic

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

Join Porte Towne Magic for a rousing performance of African American music followed by a talk about how African music influenced music in America by Rita Addico Cohen of Tidewater African Cultural Alliance.

Anansi and Me – Valerie Davis (Arts for Learning)

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

Through music and stories in Anansi & Me, Arts for Learning’s Valerie Davis engages kids in pre-K to kindergarten in an interactive program that shares the wisdom of animal "trickster tales" from Ghana

Voting Rights in the 20th Century

Norfolk State University Student Center Portsmouth, VA

Explore the Civil Rights Movement and its ongoing impact on political participation with Dr. Cassandra Newby-Alexander and Dr. Charles H. Ford. This lecture examines the fight for voting rights and what it means today. Dr. Newby-Alexander is a Professor of History and Director of the Joseph Jenkins Roberts Center for African Diaspora Studies at Norfolk […]

Anansi and Me – Valerie Davis (Arts for Learning)

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

Through music and stories in Anansi & Me, Arts for Learning’s Valerie Davis engages kids in pre-K to kindergarten in an interactive program that shares the wisdom of animal "trickster tales" from Ghana

Hampton Roads: The Capital of Black Baseball in Virginia

Portsmouth Welcome Center 206 High Street, Portsmouth, VA

Author Darrell J. Howard shares the rich and inspiring history of Black baseball in Hampton Roads, where the sport became a powerful force for community, culture and achievement.

The Beat That Connects US: Rhythm & the African Diaspora

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

Join Rita Addico Cohen, Founder and Executive Director of the Tidewater African Cultural Alliance (TACA), for an inspiring exploration of rhythm as a universal language that links the African diaspora across continents and generations. From traditional African drumming and dance to gospel, jazz, reggae, and Afrobeats, Mrs. Addico Cohen traces how rhythm carries history, identity, […]

Black Freedom: A History of Juneteenth and Other Emancipation Day Celebrations

Portsmouth Art & Cultural Center 400 High Street, Portsmouth, Virginia

Dr. Blair LM Kelley explores the origins and evolution of Juneteenth and Emancipation Day celebrations, tracing how these traditions became powerful moments of reflection and freedom. Dr. Kelley is President and Director of the National Humanities Center.

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Celebrating 100 Years of Black History Month Exhibit

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

This special exhibit explores how African American history has been remembered, preserved and shared over the past century – and why that work matters now more than ever. Visitors will […]

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Steel Seas & Sky Machines: The Dieselpunk Art of Tony Snipes

Portsmouth Art & Cultural Center 400 High Street, Portsmouth, Virginia

Head off on a journey through Tony Snipes’ world of alternate histories and reimagined machines in this powerful new exhibition. Steel Seas & Sky Machines explores an alternate America where […]