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The Lemon Project: A Journey of Reconciliation @WM_LemonProject

We examine the 330 year relationship between African Americans & @williamandmary from slavery through Jim Crow & beyond. #thelemonproject

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The Virginia Department of Historic Resources is offering grants through the African American Cemetery & Graves Fund. The FY2027 funding cycle will officially open on July 1, 2026. Check out the details and apply at zurl.co/3S2EY
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From The New Journal & Guide: “Sam Allen: A New October” Documentary Premieres In Norfolk zurl.co/Q7pt9
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Local artists lead William & Mary Juneteenth celebration on June 18 zurl.co/COGNe
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Williamsburg pastor reflects on path to the pulpit as his church nears its 250th anniversary zurl.co/WxW4T
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A Virginia Beach mom’s nonprofit helps families through pregnancy loss after her own stillbirth zurl.co/G4LzZ
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Raising Dementia Awareness, One Black Church at a Time zurl.co/47dbl
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William & Mary Libraries announces Sadeqa Johnson as writer-in-residence zurl.co/VoUny
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A Black community fled a Virginia island. Reclaiming their history opened old wounds. zurl.co/bwb6a
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In ‘Pictures More Famous than the Truth,’ an artist amends the story of America’s first president zurl.co/Aj9ia
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Have you seen the talk "Breaking Down Genealogy Research Challenges" with Dr. Shelley Murphy? She shared it during a Lemon Project Genealogy Research Roundtable in November 2025, and we're sharing it here: zurl.co/vs8bO
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Barbara Hamm Lee Honored With Lenora Mathews Lifetime Achievement Award zurl.co/iY20f
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The National Dance Society Conference will be hosted at William & Mary on May 17-20, 2026, featuring artists Jason Pickett, Deandra Clarke, and Shannon Hummel. This conference also features classes, workshops, and other special events. Register now at zurl.co/7ZQCe
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New memorial coming to VCU to memorialize 19th century human remains zurl.co/q8NS3
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Shockoe Institute opens interactive center at Main Street Station zurl.co/js3j8
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‘Eye-opening, enlightening, educational’: James City County course to raise awareness about living in poverty zurl.co/of90l
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Virginia MOCA opens new building with bold show, 'The Pursuit of Happiness.' zurl.co/ElmEP

Virginia MOCA opens new building with bold show, 'The Pursuit of Happiness.'

The Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art moved from its Oceanfront location to a larger facility at Virginia Wesleyan University. Directors chose a solo exhibition of Nina Chanel Abney, one of the...

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Virginia’s Black residents are more likely to die from extreme temperatures, state data shows zurl.co/fXLXm

Virginia’s Black residents are more likely to die from extreme temperatures, state data shows

The disparity between Black and white people was especially stark when temperatures dipped to the low teens.

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From The Flat Hat: Dance for difference: NPHC Yard Show celebrates Black community on campus zurl.co/sPnsh
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Check out “Digital Bites: Exploring African American and Indigenous Foodways in the Digital Age,” an upcoming symposium, convened by our friend Andre Taylor of the Equality Lab at William & Mary, on April 10-11 (Friday & Saturday) at Muscarelle Museum. zurl.co/aphcn
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Theater gets into ‘good trouble’ with genre-defying John Lewis musical zurl.co/lhSjt

Theater gets into ‘good trouble’ with genre-defying John Lewis musical

Mosaic Theater Company mounts the D.C. premiere of “Young John Lewis: Prodigy of Protest.”

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