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![Dance with Me, Sing with Me! That was the theme for a recent performance from the Elegba Folklore Society held on the Albemarle campus of Stanly Community College (SCC). This […]](https://i0.wp.com/efsinc.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/elegba.jpg?resize=200%2C110&ssl=1 "Elegba Folklore Society Performs at SCC")
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Elegba Folklore Society Performs at SCC
Posted on March 5, 2014Dance with Me, Sing with Me! That was the theme for a recent performance from the Elegba Folklore Society held on the Albemarle campus of Stanly Community College (SCC). This […] -
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First Friday RVA, February 2014: At Least It’s Not Snow (RVAmag.com article)
Posted on February 6, 2014This month, Elegba Folklore Society presents the second of their Race, Place, and Identity exhibitions, African Root, American Fruit, a collection of paintings and collages by Ronald Jackson…Read More -
![Elegba Folklore Society is one of eight Richmond, Virginia art and cultural organizations taking part in a collaboration involving their respective exhibitions that address the themes of race, place and […]](https://i0.wp.com/efsinc.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/RPI_Graphic_Rev-page-001.jpg?resize=200%2C110&ssl=1 "Elegba Folklore Society — Race, Place & Identity Collaboration (Huffington Post article)")
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Elegba Folklore Society — Race, Place & Identity Collaboration (Huffington Post article)
Posted on January 17, 2014Elegba Folklore Society is one of eight Richmond, Virginia art and cultural organizations taking part in a collaboration involving their respective exhibitions that address the themes of race, place and […] -
![African American art sponsored by the Elegba Folklore Society is included in a series of community-wide conversations now underway in the capital city focusing on civil rights and social justice. […]](https://i0.wp.com/efsinc.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/RPI_Graphic1.jpg?resize=200%2C110&ssl=1 "Elegba Society Showcases Black Art During City’s Focus on Civil Rights")
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Elegba Society Showcases Black Art During City’s Focus on Civil Rights
Posted on January 15, 2014African American art sponsored by the Elegba Folklore Society is included in a series of community-wide conversations now underway in the capital city focusing on civil rights and social justice. […] -
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At the Crossroads: Black Males + Race, Place & Identity was featured in Style Weekly’s “Art and Events” section!!!
Posted on January 7, 2014At the Crossroads: Black Males + Race, Place & Identity was featured in Style Weekly’s “Art and Events” section!!! Read More… -
![One thing that binds humanity together is that we all come from Africa. The color of your skin doesn’t matter — if you’re a human being, you’re African on the […]](https://i0.wp.com/efsinc.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/night52_kwanzaa.jpg?resize=200%2C110&ssl=1 "The Capital City Kwanzaa Festival (Style Weekly Article)")
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The Capital City Kwanzaa Festival (Style Weekly Article)
Posted on December 24, 2013One thing that binds humanity together is that we all come from Africa. The color of your skin doesn’t matter — if you’re a human being, you’re African on the […] -
![See Elegba Folklore Society founder, Janine Bell’s Virginia this Morning interview with WTVR News 6, as she shares what’s in store for this year’s event. The Elegba Folkflore Society presents […]](https://i0.wp.com/efsinc.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/safe_image.jpg?resize=200%2C110&ssl=1)
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Posted on December 13, 2013See Elegba Folklore Society founder, Janine Bell’s Virginia this Morning interview with WTVR News 6, as she shares what’s in store for this year’s event. The Elegba Folkflore Society presents […] -
![What? No Black book store in Richmond, Virginia? No worries! Visit Elegba Folklore Society’s Cultural Center, 101 East Broad Street, corner of 1st & Broad in the downtown Arts District, […]](https://i0.wp.com/efsinc.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Claude-McKay.png?resize=200%2C110&ssl=1 "ELEGBA FOLKLORE SOCIETY & UBUS BOOKS & THINGS PRESENT CLAUDE MCKAY BLACK BOOK EXPOSITION IN RICHMOND, VIRGINIA SEPTEMBER 14-15, 2013")
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ELEGBA FOLKLORE SOCIETY & UBUS BOOKS & THINGS PRESENT CLAUDE MCKAY BLACK BOOK EXPOSITION IN RICHMOND, VIRGINIA SEPTEMBER 14-15, 2013
Posted on September 10, 2013What? No Black book store in Richmond, Virginia? No worries! Visit Elegba Folklore Society’s Cultural Center, 101 East Broad Street, corner of 1st & Broad in the downtown Arts District, […] -
![Africana Virginia Beach opens Friday August 23 with the Mid-Atlantic Black Business Showcase at the Sheraton Oceanfront Hotel featuring a free franchising seminar conducted by the International Franchising Association MinorityFran […]](https://i0.wp.com/efsinc.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/ELEGBA-FOLKLORE-SOCIETY2.jpeg?resize=200%2C110&ssl=1 "Africana Virginia Beach 2013 featuring Elegba Folklore Society")
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Africana Virginia Beach 2013 featuring Elegba Folklore Society
Posted on August 16, 2013Africana Virginia Beach opens Friday August 23 with the Mid-Atlantic Black Business Showcase at the Sheraton Oceanfront Hotel featuring a free franchising seminar conducted by the International Franchising Association MinorityFran […] -
![The Richmond Slave Trail is a walking trail that chronicles the history of the trade of enslaved Africans from Africa to Virginia until 1775, and away from Virginia, especially Richmond, […]](https://i0.wp.com/efsinc.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Slave-Trail-Header.jpg?resize=200%2C110&ssl=1 "Richmond Slave Trail (visitrichmondva.com article)")
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Richmond Slave Trail (visitrichmondva.com article)
Posted on July 25, 2013The Richmond Slave Trail is a walking trail that chronicles the history of the trade of enslaved Africans from Africa to Virginia until 1775, and away from Virginia, especially Richmond, […]