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Gen-Z Experience seeking talent showcase participants

June 27, 2019 Published by hamptonvamgr

–July 16 youth event partnership of Hampton Citizens Unity Commission and Hampton 2019 Commemorative Commission– Hampton, Virginia- On Tuesday, July 16,... View Article

Hampton Business Owners Share Strategies in Economic Entrepreneurship Panel Discussion

April 8, 2019 Published by hamptonvamgr

Hampton, Virginia-  Four Hampton business people share their expertise in business ownership, entrepreneurial opportunities and business behavior development during a... View Article

Hampton Commission Issues National Quilting Challenge

April 4, 2019 Published by hamptonvamgr

Hampton, Virginia- The 2019 Commemorative Commission invites quilters across the nation to participate in the Hampton 2019 400 Year Legacy Quilt... View Article

Faith-Based 1619 Community Roundtable scheduled Tuesday at Joynes Road Church of God

February 25, 2019 Published by hamptonvamgr

Hampton, Virginia- A panel discussion Tuesday, February 26, 2019 will consider the role of Christianity in the Black community. One in... View Article

1619: Virginia’s First Africans

February 13, 2019 Published by hamptonvamgr

1619 FAQs

February 13, 2019 Published by hamptonvamgr

In late August, 1619, 20-30 enslaved Africans landed at Point Comfort, today’s Fort Monroe in Hampton, Va., aboard the English... View Article

‘1619: Arrival of the First Africans’ Pop-up Exhibits Available to the Public from the Hampton History Museum

January 30, 2019 Published by hamptonvamgr

In commemoration of the 1619 arrival of the first Africans in English North America, the Hampton History Museum has pop-up... View Article

Hampton K12 Summer Institute Studies 1619 African Arrival

July 20, 2018 Published by hamptonvamgr

Thirty Hampton City Schools educators will spend mornings July 23-26 learning the details regarding the first African Arrival in English... View Article

ASAHL presents: “Josiah: The Story that Sparked the Civil War”

May 14, 2018 Published by hamptonvamgr

The Hampton Roads Branch of ASALH* will be hosting a free public screening of Josiah, a documentary that traces Josiah Henson’s... View Article

Historic family cemetery in Hampton gets $100,000 grant

May 8, 2018 Published by hamptonvamgr

A state land conservation agency has agreed to provide a $100,000 grant that will go toward the preservation and maintenance... View Article