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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. 

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]

2/17/2022

Black History Month with Virginia Commonwealth University

6pm

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7pm

Virginia Commonwealth University [Virtual]

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2/17/2022

Black History Month with Virginia Commonwealth University

The JXN Project will join Virginia Commonwealth University's Office of Multicultural Student Affairs to discuss the project and its homecomi...

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6pm

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7pm

Virginia Commonwealth University [Virtual]

2/17/2022

Black History Month with Maggie Walker Community Land Trust

12pm

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1pm

Maggie Walker Community Land Trust [Virtual]

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2/17/2022

Black History Month with Maggie Walker Community Land Trust

The JXN Project will join the Maggie Walker Community Land Trust for a virtual screening and discussion of "Arc of Justice: The Rise, Fall, ...

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12pm

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1pm

Maggie Walker Community Land Trust [Virtual]

2/16/2022

Black History Month with Chesterfield County Public Library

7pm

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8pm

Chesterfield County Public Library [Virtual]

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2/16/2022

Black History Month with Chesterfield County Public Library

The JXN Project will join Chesterfield County Public Library to discuss the project and its homecoming initiative called "The Skipwith-Roper...

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7pm

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8pm

Chesterfield County Public Library [Virtual]

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