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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Portsmouth Through a Science Fiction Lens

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

Artist Tony Snipes discusses how he uses alternate history, sci-fi and dieselpunk to tell deeper truths about place, identity and history – using Portsmouth as his creative foundation.

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 discover the origins of Black History Month alongside a broader look at how communities honor the past through meaningful places, traditions and cultural events, from […]

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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 discover the origins of Black History Month alongside a broader look at how communities honor the past through meaningful places, traditions and cultural events, from […]

Recurring

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 Abraham Lincoln survives and leads the nation through a stronger, more visionary Reconstruction, inviting visitors to reconsider history as a place for possibility, creativity and […]