Banking on Freedom
Before terms like financial planning and financial literacy were common, there were Black women who knew that a key to being free was being financially free. Join us for a book signing and panel discussion on the history of Black women in finance.The career of Richmond’s legendary banker Maggie L.Walker will be featured heavily in the discussion which […]
Black History Museum Honors Changemakers
“A dazzling sashed gold gown holds court in the center of an upstairs gallery in the Black History Museum & Cultural Center of Virginia. A second dress, another concert garment owned by contralto Marian Anderson, swathes a headless burgundy velvet mannequin in long layers of dark fabric bejeweled with sequined flora. Look at them long […]
BHMVA asks: Did you know the first Memorial Day was held by African Americans?
What was once Union Cemetery in Charleston, SC is now a sprawling, 60-acre park where a bronze plaque describes the location as the site of the first Memorial Day. It was there where thousands decorated the graves of Black soldiers who were re-buried there after Confederate soldiers interred them in a mass grave in 1865. […]
To Age is to Live
The Black History Museum & Cultural Center of Virginia offers a series of health-related community conversations in partnership with the Virginia Department of Health and Virginia Partners in Prayer & Prevention. This month you are invited to talk about aging which is a journey is not one to be feared, but one to be embraced. […]
BHMVA Screens Documentary about Church Shootings and Forgiveness
Remember this headline? “Churchgoers Gunned Down During Prayer Service” National headlines blazed the story after a 21-year-old white supremacist opened fire in Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church, in South Carolina, nine African Americans lay dead, leaving their families and the nation to grapple with this senseless act of terror. Featuring intimate interviews with survivors and […]
The Art of Freedom Extended
We are pleased to announce that The Art of Freedom exhibition has been extended to June 1! The exhibition explores freedom through the eyes of 38 Virginia artists and is a must see! There are many ways to convey the meaning of freedom. We believe “The Art of Freedom” offers original perspectives, intellectual stimulation, and personal enjoyment. […]
Meet the New Executive Director, Adele Johnson
“Adele Johnson, the new executive director of the Black History Museum & Cultural Center of Virginia, says she’s wanted to work at the museum for 20 years, but the time was never right, until now. In January, the museum named Johnson, a veteran of the Richmond Public Schools Education Foundation and the Virginia Minority Supplier […]