Tag Archive: black history

“The Dixie 3” Film Showings

January 16, 2025 11:20 am Published by

See the film that tells to story of these three Hampton Civil Rights heroes recently honored with an historical marker. Created by For Nurses By Nurses Productions, the 35-minute film is based on the 1963 landmark civil rights case occurring...

A Juneteenth Pageant – The Play

January 9, 2025 12:06 pm Published by

An Evening of History, Music, Laughter and Secrets! This moving, often humorous, and memorable experience illuminates the origins and meaning of Juneteenth, the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. You will laugh and you...

Unity Gospel Choir

January 9, 2025 11:59 am Published by

Music That Unites Us All! The Unity Gospel Choir is a vibrant and inclusive community choir that celebrates diverse voices through the power of song. Bringing together people from all backgrounds, we will perform uplifting and inspiring music that reflects the...

Dr. Rahsaan Barber – Hampton Roads Jazz Lecture Series

January 9, 2025 11:01 am Published by

Hampton Roads Jazz presents “Standing the Test of Time: Celebration of Coltrane’s Innovations Sixty Years After ‘A Love Supreme”” by Dr. Rahsaan Barber, Assistant Professor Saxophone and Jazz Studies, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Free.

Black Heritage at Fort Monroe

January 9, 2025 10:39 am Published by

Black Heritage at Fort Monroe will explore some of the diverse and dynamic history found here at “Freedom’s Fortress.” All are welcome. Program expected to be about 1 hour in length and 2/3 mile in distance. Held weekly on Friday...

NOIR BAZAAR

January 6, 2025 1:18 pm Published by

NOIR BAZAAR is back to celebrate Black History Month!!   West African Drum & Dance Performance by The Day Program VENDORS  ARTISANS  ARTISTS  SPEAKERS  SPECIAL GUESTS  POETRY  DRUM CIRCLE FOOD  | FUN | FESTIVITIES  ALL UNDER ONE ROOF!!!

Traveling Freedom's Road

Traveling Freedom’s Road

January 3, 2025 9:49 am Published by

All travel can expand one’s knowledge and outlook. Traveling to the historic places of the Black freedom struggle can be especially moving. It can spark a desire to learn more about the courageous men and women – well-known and otherwise...

Wayne Winborne – Hampton Roads Jazz Lecture Series

January 3, 2025 9:37 am Published by

Hampton Roads Jazz presents “Jazz, Democracy, and the Common Good: Group and Solo Improvisation as Tools for Citizenship in the 21st Century,” by Wayne Winborne, Executive Director of the Institute of Jazz Studies, Rutgers University.