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The Black Book Expo, A Conscious Literary Festival – Survival Strategies
Pine Camp Arts Center 4901 Old Brook Rd, Richmond, VA, United StatesTHE BLACK BOOK EXPO, A CONSCIOUS LITERARY FESTIVALSaturday, May 10, 3p - 7p, and Sunday, May 11, 3p - 7p Richmond, VA • Elegba Folklore Society will present the 2025 Black Book […]
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The Black Book Expo, A Conscious Literary Festival – Honoring Our Mothers
Pine Camp Arts Center 4901 Old Brook Rd, Richmond, VA, United StatesTHE BLACK BOOK EXPO, A CONSCIOUS LITERARY FESTIVALSaturday, May 10, 3p - 7p, and Sunday, May 11, 3p - 7p Richmond, VA • Elegba Folklore Society will present the 2025 Black Book […]
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In the Footsteps of Maggie Walker
Elegba Folklore Society's Cultural Center 101 E Broad St, Richmond, VA, United StatesElegba Folklore Society guides this cultural history tour as a contextual biography of Jackson Ward luminary, Maggie Lena Walker. Evolutionary from her birthplace in Church Hill to her elevation in […]
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34TH Down Home Family Reunion A Celebration of African American Folklife
Abner Clay Park Brook Road and West Clay Street, Richmond, United StatesThe Down Home Family Reunion returns Saturday, August 16, 2025 at Abner Clay Park in Richmond, VA. Celebrate African American folklife through music, dance, storytelling, food, and community. Save the […]
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Our Souls Live Here
Elegba Folklore Society's Cultural Center 101 E Broad St, Richmond, VA, United StatesThis bus tour invites participants to visit sites of African American memory — homes, churches, schools, theaters and more. Hear the stories of the black architects who created lasting testaments […]
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What’s in a Memorial Park?
Elegba Folklore Society's Cultural Center 101 E Broad St, Richmond, VA, United StatesDuring this tour, learn about Africa's spiritual and architectural influences on the pristine, well-kept, centuries old grounds of Hollywood Cemetery. This space largely honors America's forefathers, mostly Virginia natives, along […]
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In the Beginning Virginia, Along the Trail of Enslaved Africans
Elegba Folklore Society's Cultural Center 101 E Broad St, Richmond, VA, United StatesEvolutionary, experiential and visceral along the Trail of Enslaved Africans, attendees have the chance to ponder the impact of enslavement on the enslaved as shared in their own words and […]
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The Power of We: A Collaborative Dance and Drum Workshop
Richmond Movement Center 14 E. Broad Street, Richmond, VA, United StatesUmoja: Two Paths, One Purpose “The Power of We” — A Collaborative Dance & Drum Workshop Saturday, November 15, 202512:00 PM – 4:00 PMRichmond Movement Center14 E. Broad Street, Richmond, […]