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CALENDAR OF EVENTS

On April 17, 1871, the City of Richmond established a gerrymandered sixth ward known as Jackson Ward.  Historically, this political district extended from 18th Street to Leigh Street along the northern neck of the city and while the ward began as an integrated community consisting of freed and urbanized enslaved Black Richmonders alongside European immigrants, it would soon be segregated by gerrymandering, separated by redlining, and saturated by gentrifying.  However, the lineage of Black Richmonders who forged a legacy in the ward, and on whose shoulders we all stand is rich and rooted in resiliency.  The resilient residents of this ward not only survived, but thrived, in a space that was designed to suppress and oppress both the Black voice and vote, taking on many names along the way, such as "Little Africa", "Harlem of the South", and "Black Wall Street" – and ultimately offering a blueprint as the "Birthplace of Black Entrepreneurship." As we broach the origin date of the nation's first historically registered Black urban neighborhood, The JXN Project will launch a year-long sesquicentennial celebration beginning with "Illuminating Legacies" Giles B. Day" on April 17 and culminating with "Unveiling the Vanguard" during the Second Street Festival. 

11/19/2022

The Skipwith-Roper Homecoming: Community Dig

10:00am

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2:00pm

303 E Bates Street Richmond, VA

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11/19/2022

The Skipwith-Roper Homecoming: Community Dig

The JXN Project will host a community dig as part of its archaeological investigation of the reconstruction site for the Skipwith-Roper Cott...

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10:00am

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2:00pm

303 E Bates Street Richmond, VA

9/16/2022

American Association for State and Local History Leadership in History Awards

4:30pm

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6:30pm

Buffalo Niagara Convention Center [Hybrid]

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9/16/2022

American Association for State and Local History Leadership in History Awards

The JXN Project will receive the American Association for State and Local History's 2022 Leadership in History Award.

4:30pm

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6:30pm

Buffalo Niagara Convention Center [Hybrid]

9/15/2022

6th Annual Afrikana Independent Film Festival

7:00pm

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10:00pm

Afrikana Independent Film Festival [Hybrid

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9/15/2022

6th Annual Afrikana Independent Film Festival

The JXN Project is proud to serve as a sponsor of the 7th Annual Afrikana Independent Film Festival. For the full schedule of hybrid program...

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7:00pm

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10:00pm

Afrikana Independent Film Festival [Hybrid

3/8/2022

The Valentine Museum Richmond History Maker

4:30pm

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6:30pm

Virginia Union University [Virtual]

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3/8/2022

The Valentine Museum Richmond History Maker

The JXN Project will attend Valentine Museum's 2022 Richmond History Makers Awards as the project is honored for "Advancing Our Quality of L...

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4:30pm

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6:30pm

Virginia Union University [Virtual]

2/23/2022

RVA Community Makers

6pm

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8pm

Virginia Museum of Fine Arts [Virtual]

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2/23/2022

RVA Community Makers

The JXN Project will attend the 2022 RVA Community Makers, which is presented by VMFA and led by Hamilton Glass with photography by Sandra S...

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6pm

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8pm

Virginia Museum of Fine Arts [Virtual]

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