The Talking Gourd: Glen Allen Library
Join Omilade Janine Bell of the Elegba Folklore Society for The Talking Gourd Be engaged by images, oral histories, music and ceremony to interactively learn about Mother Africa's global contributions […]
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Glen Allen Library 10501 Staples Mill Rd, Glen Allen, VA, United States
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Why Kemet Matters: The Reclamation of African Culture With Anthony T. Browder (3rd Saturday Documentaries)
Elegba Folklore Society's Cultural Center 101 E Broad St, Richmond, VA, United States. Anthony T. Browder is an author, publisher, cultural historian, artist, and an educational consultant. He is a graduate of Howard University’s College of Fine Arts and has lectured extensively […]
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3rd Saturday Documentaries: Hapi
Elegba Folklore Society's Cultural Center 101 E Broad St, Richmond, VA, United States3rd Saturday Documentaries at Elegba Folklore Society’s Cultural Center • Hapi • Saturday, March 16th • 3pm • FREE ADMISSION Drawn from the lore of Hapi, the Kemetic diety who […]
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Meet the Maasai
Elegba Folklore Society's Cultural Center 101 E Broad St, Richmond, VA, United StatesChief Joseph Ole Tipanko, Cicilia Seleyian & Kilenyi John Parsitau are returning from Maasailand in Kenya. Be in our audience to learn about their storied history and contemporary life ways. Browse & […]
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Elegba Folklore Society Cultural Tours
Elegba Folklore Society's Cultural Center 101 E Broad St, Richmond, VA, United StatesIn the Beginning…Virginia, Along the Trail of Enslaved Africans Evolutionary, experiential and visceral along the Trail of Enslaved Africans, attendees are invited to immerse themselves in past occurrences that impact […]
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Juneteenth 2024, A Freedom Celebration – Featuring the Black Book Expo (June 7th)
Virginia Museum of History & Culture 428 N Arthur Ashe Blvd, Richmond, VA, United StatesJuneteenth 2024, A Freedom Celebration featuring the Black Book Expo will happen on Friday, June 7 through Sunday, June 9 as we are, thematically, Dancing with the Ancestors. Join Elegba […]
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Celebrate African and African American Art: Nigeria
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts 200 North Blvd, Richmond, VA, United StatesTheTalkingDrumMusic Be in our audience for excerpts from The Talking Drum. The drum is a legendary communications tool -- a punctuating teller of life as it happens. This lively delivery of […]
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Juneteenth 2024, A Freedom Celebration – Featuring the Black Book Expo (June 8th)
Virginia Museum of History & Culture 428 N Arthur Ashe Blvd, Richmond, VA, United StatesJuneteenth 2024, A Freedom Celebration featuring the Black Book Expo will happen on Friday, June 7 through Sunday, June 9 as we are, thematically, Dancing with the Ancestors. Join Elegba […]
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Juneteenth 2024, A Freedom Celebration – A Tribute to the Ancestors, Along the Trail of Enslaved Africans
Manchester Dock 139 Virginia Street, Richmond, VA, United StatesJoin Elegba Folklore Society on Sunday, June 9 beginning at 2p at the Manchester Dock with A Tribute to the Ancestors, Along the Trail of Enslaved Africans. An evolutionary, experiential […]
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Working Roots
Elegba Folklore Society's Cultural Center 101 E Broad St, Richmond, VA, United StatesThis interactive 2023-24 HBCU Scholars Fellowship presentation explores the historical connections between African American magic traditions—such as Hoodoo or Rootwork—and strategies of resistance to anti-black violence. We will consider how […]