Black History

June 2, 2021

Juneteenth Festival Comes to Portsmouth

Juneteenth Festival Saturday, June 19, 2021 Noon to 6 p.m. JuneteenthVA is delighted to be celebrating the...

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April 28, 2021

Juneteenth Virginia Holding Auditions

Healing the Wounds of Slavery Without Shame or Blame Press Contact: Sheri Bailey For Immediate Release Email:...

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April 12, 2021

Troupe Brings Portsmouth History to Life

"Edutainment" comes to Olde Towne Portsmouth actors take history to the streets They educate folks on Portsmouth...

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January 31, 2021

African American Heritage Tour

Three Centuries Of History African Americans from Portsmouth made significant contributions to the early and present history...

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October 21, 2020

Juneteenth Virginia Presents “12 Days of Nat Turner”

12 Days of Turner: Reframing History in the 21st Century October 31– November 11 Hosted by JuneteenthVA...

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September 22, 2020

Portsmouth Theater Academy Announces 2021 Show Schedule

Summers in Suffolk - 6 Plays in One The Portsmouth Theater Academy, Portsmouth's newest performance group, will...

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February 18, 2020

Black History Year Round

Baseball Leads Way in Local Desegregation The importance of Black History and the contributions made by African-Americans...

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January 15, 2018

Black History Now 2018

Celebrating Today’s Change Makers Presented by the Portsmouth Museums and the Portsmouth Public Library PORTSMOUTH, VA –...

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