Calvin Alexander Ramsey, author / playwright of several books and plays. His most celebrated work, The Green Book, is a two act play focusing on the extreme challenges African-Americans faced traveling during the Jim Crow era. The original book entitled The Negro Motorist Green Book, by Hugo
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Purchase tickets below. Thank you to our Sponsors and Supporters! HMAAC – Jazz Brunch & Silent Auction 2019
Read more →In Roanoke, Virginia, the Star City of the South, a “New Star is Born,” destined to be a new treasure for the City of Roanoke. Dyke Wood, an abstract expressionist is a native Roanoker, who has resided here for all his life. He graduated from Patrick Henry
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We are excited to present this phenomenal opportunity for the youth of our community!!! 😊 This is our first ever Historically Black College and University (HBCU) Fair and on-site admission event. Register TODAY!!! www.eventbrite.com/e/the-national-hampton-alumni-association-of-roanoke-hbcu-college-fair-of-2018…
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The Harrison Museum of African American Culture announces a dual exhibition, “MANY FACES” featuring photographer Robert Houston and “FAMILY PICTURES from UNEXPECTED PLACES” featuring photographer Anthony French. The exhibition, a photographic essay on American life, documents “Life in Resurrection City”, the concept of coming back to life
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Join us on Sunday, May 7th at 2:00 PM for an afternoon of fashion and tea. See the latest trends and traditions in hat design from local vendors and hat collectors. Participants are encouraged to wear their favorite hats (gentlemen too) and can be a part of
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The Mountaintop By Katori HallDrama, Staged Reading | February 24 – February 25 The Mountaintop takes place on the evening of April 3, 1968 in a motel room in Memphis, Tennessee. The story centers on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., prominent leader of the American civil rights
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Harrison Museum of African American Culture
P O Box 12544
Roanoke, VA 24026
Telephone: 540-857-4395
Fax: 540-224-1238
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