NAACP AT THE WESTHAVEN COMMUNITY FESTIVAL – SATURDAY, AUGUST 3, 2019
AUGUST BRANCH MEETING
Our Branch meeting will take place on Monday, August 12 and will be held in room 241 of the Albemarle County Office Building, located at 401 McIntire Road. The meeting will begin at 7 pm.
Please join us for our 2019 Freedom Fund Banquet. For more information about tickets please contact an executive board member or visit our Eventbrite
JUNE 8TH EVENT
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 – FESTIVAL OF CULTURES PARTICIPATIOBN
YOUTH INVOLVEMENT
Lynetta Thompson
Virginia State Conference Youth President
Blake Barnes
REGISTRATION IS OPEN TO ALL YOUTH IN ALBEMARLE, CHARLOTTESVILLE, AND SURROUNDING COUNTIES! JOIN US
MAY BRANCH MEETING
The May Branch meeting is scheduled for Monday, May 13 at 7 pm and will be held in the Media Center of Jackson P. Burley – 901 Rose Hill Drive. Ms. Zyahna Bryant – Chair of the Black Student Union at Charlottesville High School, and the 2019 recipient of the Katie Couric Scholarship will be our speaker. Please join us!.