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Rhythms of Resilience

Churchland High School 4301 Cedar Ln, Portsmouth, VA

African dance and drum workshops 2 pm - 4 pm sponsored by Tidewater African Cultural Alliance Evening Show at 5 PM Opera for Us: Presenting excertps from Scott Joplin's Treemonisha […]

Pray, Fight and Flight: The Enslaved Black Family and Resistance

Portsmouth Welcome Center 206 High Street, Portsmouth, VA

Join us for a powerful lecture by Dr. Brenda E. Stevenson examining how enslaved African American families resisted oppression through faith, action and survival strategies. This presentation offers deep insight […]

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Highlights in African Attire Fashion Show

Churchland Library 4934 High St W, Portsmouth, VA

A fashion show with participants showcasing African attire. We will provide African American coloring sheets, a song selection by one of the participants, cupcakes, punch and prizes for best attire, […]

Riddick Dance Company – One

Churchland Library 4934 High St W, Portsmouth, VA

Through call-and-response singing, powerful drumming, and uplifting stories, One teaches young audiences about the importance of healthy relationships, kindness, and unity. The show encourages students to listen, communicate, and celebrate […]

Annual Black History Trail Blazers Sidewalk Parade

Neighborhood Facility Rec Center 900 Elm Avenue, Portsmouth, VA

This year’s Black History Sidewalk Parade is taking place at the Neighborhood Facility Rec Center, 900 Elm Ave., Portsmouth, VA, 23704 There will be Black history exhibitions, singing, dancing, storytellers […]

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 […]

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

Black History Cinema | A Place Out of Time: The Bordentown School & The Musicians’ Green Book: An Enduring Legacy

Churchland Library 4934 High St W, Portsmouth, VA

A Place Out of Time: The Bordentown School The little-known story of the last all-black, publicly funded, coeducational boarding school north of the Mason-Dixon Line. In a segregated society, the Bordentown School was an educational utopia and cultural oasis for black citizens in the northeast and beyond for more than 70 years. Founded in 1886, […]