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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
Exhibits, Presentations, Slide Show, and door prizes!
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 […]
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 […]
Historian Charles Johnson explores the history and mission of the African American Historical Society of Portsmouth, highlighting its vital role in preserving and celebrating the city’s Black heritage. Mister Johnson […]
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 […]
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
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, […]