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EVENT AT IX PARK

Studio IX Gallery & Listening Room 
Fri. Jun. 7 – Sun. Jun. 30 
969 2nd Street SE, Charlottesville, VA 
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On Friday, June 7, from 5:30-7:30pm, Virginia Humanities African American Programs will premiere Afro-Virginia: People, Place & Power during the First Fridays Art Opening at Studio IX Gallery & Listening Room (969 2nd Street SE, Charlottesville, VA). The month-long exhibition profiles several leaders behind Virginia’s African American historic preservation movement using photos, audio recordings, and Google Maps. It features the work of Virginia Humanities staff members Miranda Bennett and Peter Hedlund (Encyclopedia Virginia), Pat Jarrett (Virginia Folklife Program), and exhibition curator Justin Reid (African American Programs).

Virginia is home to the oldest African American communities in the nation. Yet of Virginia’s nearly 250,000 state-documented cultural and historic resources, only 1% reflect African American history. A growing statewide coalition of local grassroots organizers, heritage organizations, and government officials are working to redress this disparity. Afro-Virginiashares their successes, challenges and hopes for the future, and serves as a call to greater action.

Albemarle-Charlottesville NAACP Celebrates 110 Years, Discusses Northam http://www.nbc29.com/story/39979159/albemarle-charlottesville-naacp-celebrates-110-years-discusses-northam

PHOTOS FROM FOUNDERS DAY

Delegate Delores McQuinn – Keynote Speaker
India Martin – “HIS DREAM LIVES ON”
Dr. Robert Gest III – History of the NAACP
M.C. – Mrs. Marcha P. Howard
Ms. Barbara Fitch & Zion Union Senior Choir
Reverend Lloyd Cosby, Pastor – Zion Union Baptist Church
Delegate Delores McQuinn

THANK YOU ALL FOR A SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM!

A VERY SPECIAL THANK YOU TO PAMELA JACKSON AND OUR YOUTH: INDIA MARTIN, TY MARTIN, KAMIRA MARTIN, SIMYA MARTIN, TERRENCE BLEDSOE, AND NATALYAH RUSH