Proposed Classes in a Network of Learning 4 Sep 201715 Sep 2017 In schools and universities, community centers and storefronts, throughout our neighborhoods, we will create classes in a network of learning. We'll list new and existing opportunities here at GraceParkRVA.org along…
Proposed Book Clubs 4 Sep 201715 Sep 2017 GraceParkRVA.org encourages local book clubs to include books that address issues of racism both current and historical. Five suggestions out of thousands of possible choices: Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (unabridged…
Proposed Race & Religion 4 Sep 201715 Sep 2017 The influence of religion on race cannot be overstated. From the earliest days of Virginia history, religion informed its congregants that Natives and Blacks were -- in the eyes of…
Proposed Arts about the Avenue 4 Sep 201715 Sep 2017 One way to start a conversation is to use a discussion of Monument Avenue & Grace Park as a platform to tell our own stories and aspirations. In prose &…
Proposed The History and Influence of Race in Local Politics 4 Sep 201715 Sep 2017 From the days of "whites only" on City Council, the era of white flight and mandatory bussing, splitting Jackson Ward with an interstate highway, at-large mayor and the ward system…
Proposed Jackson Ward, Harlem of the South 4 Sep 201715 Sep 2017 One stop on the "Neighborhoods of Richmond" tour. An evening that combines a walking tour of the neighborhood (eg. Valentine tour), followed by dinner and a presentation, class, discussion, etc.…
Proposed The History of the Monuments 4 Sep 201715 Sep 2017 The history of the monuments will make for an interesting topic here in the Grace Park library and as a class presentation. Insofar as possible, we'd like to understand the…
Proposed Radio, Television, Media & Race 4 Sep 201715 Sep 2017 Revisit the racial stereotypes of yesteryear and examine how these portrayals influence our views on race. How did radio and television's "Amos & Andy" shape our collective perceptions and attitudes?…
Proposed White Privilege, Affirmative Action 1 Sep 201715 Sep 2017 "What's all this stuff about white privilege? If I had any, I'd know it." A discussion of the history of white privilege; how and why it affects us today.
