Tag: Alexandria Black History Museum

ALEXANDRIA, VA - Construction workers discovered the body of a 19th century African American woman in an iron coffin in Queens, New York. This...

ALEXANDRIA, VA - Living Legends of Alexandria: African American Activists, is an exhibition at the Alexandria Black History Museum open from Saturday, April 20...

 Steel pillar monument honors Alexandria victims Joseph McCoy and Benjamin Thompson. By James Cullum Alexandria’s past is imperfect, but embracing that fact gives the city its...

ALEXANDRIA, VA - Alexandria’s past is imperfect, but embracing that fact gives the city its strength. On Tuesday, the Alexandria City Council unanimously approved...

Little Alexandria: Indoor Activities Around Town.  By Erica Barker February is a great month to continue the indoor exploration and check out some local, free activities...

Gretchen M. Bulova Appointed Director of the Office of Historic Alexandria City Manager Mark B. Jinks appointed Gretchen M. Bulova as Director of the Office...

ALEXANDRIA, VA - From February 2 to March 16, 2019, the Alexandria Black History Museum will exhibit beautifully dramatic color photographs and narratives that...

The Exhibit “Our Alexandria” Dollhouse Collection is the creation of native Alexandrians Sharon Jones Frazier and Linwood Smith. This exhibit captures some of the...

Every first Saturday of the month at 11 a.m. the Alexandria Black History Museum will host a children’s story time in the Watson Reading...

On Exhibit Now at Alexandria Black History Museum Through September The Parker-Gray community was historically an African-American neighborhood in Alexandria and many of its original...