African American History
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Alexandria News
City Says Seven Tickets Remain for Alexandria’s Moss Kendrix Museum Program
An adults-only Alexandria Black History Museum program will examine Moss Kendrix’s work transforming portrayals of Black Americans in advertising.
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Community News Alexandria Virginia
Sophia Browning Bell’s Story Restored at Alexandria’s Historic Market Square
Alexandria, VA – Every market day, Sophia Browning Bell walked to Alexandria carrying vegetables to sell. She was enslaved. Bell…
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Book Reviews
The Business of Emancipation Review: Anita Hackley Lambert Illuminates Overlooked History
Alexandria, VA – Review: The Business of Emancipation–Alexandria to Black Broadway Publisher: HLE Publishing Author: Anita Hackley Lambert Reviewed…
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Alexandria Noir
Juneteenth in Alexandria 2026: Freedom’s History and Citywide Celebration
Alexandria, VA – Juneteenth is one of those dates that asks us to do two things at once: celebrate freedom…
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Alexandria News
Frederick Douglass and the Alexandria Juneteenth Connection Few People Know About
ALEXANDRIA, VA — Every Juneteenth, Americans commemorate June 19, 1865, the day Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, and informed…
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Alexandria News
Author Jeffrey Bennett to Discuss Hidden Stories of Black Virginia at Free Alexandria Book Signing
ALEXANDRIA, VA – History lovers will have an opportunity to discover stories often left out of traditional history books when…
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Arts
Folger Shakespeare Library to Open Landmark Exhibition Exploring Black Women and Shakespeare
WASHINGTON, DC — Just a short trip from Alexandria, one of the nation’s most celebrated literary institutions is preparing to…
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Alexandria News
Alexandria Honors ASALH Northern Virginia Branch
ALEXANDRIA, VA — The Organizing Northern Virginia Branch of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH)…
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Living Legend
Adrienne Terrell Washington and the Fight to Preserve Fort Ward’s African American Legacy
By Char McCargo Bah Alexandria, VA – Adrienne Terrell Washington’s calling was clear from the moment she was born. Her…
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Alexandria News
Who Bought Martha Washington’s Belongings? Tudor Place Has Answers That Change History
WASHINGTON, D.C. – As the nation approaches the 250th anniversary of American independence, Tudor Place Historic House & Garden is…
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