Since the Gaza ceasefire went into effect on Jan. 19, Gaza’s Government Media Office has reported more than 350 violations of the terms of the agreement by Israel.
Still following the money
Since the Shockoe Project was announced in February of last year, a major focus for the Defenders has been how the development and operation of the quarter- billion-dollar Shockoe Bottom memorial park will materially – financially – benefit the Black community.
New memorial to be installed at Trail of Enslaved Africans
Richmond’s Trail of Enslaved Africans runs between the former slave-trading district of Shockoe Bottom just north of the James River and Manchester Docks at Ancarrow’s Landing on the river’s southern bank.
Art 180 & Defenders to beautify abandoned building at the African Burial Ground
In Richmond’s Shockoe Bottom, at the corner of 16th and East Broad streets, there is a small, untidy, white brick building once occupied by a sandwich shop called The Daily Grind.
Shockoe Institute: Construction begins, artistic director is hired
Team Henry Enterprises, a Norfolk-based, Black-owned construction firm, has been selected by the Shockoe Institute Foundation to turn the ground floor of the Main Street Station into a welcome and interpretive center. Also, New Orleans-based musician Leyla McCalla has been hired as the founding artistic director of the Shockoe Institute.
Why is the Shockoe Institute on the ground floor & not the upper floor of the Main Street Station?
Isn’t the ground floor in the floodplain? And won’t we lose the best views? If these questions wrack your brain, you are not alone, but there are reasons.
Designing a memorial for the Shockoe Hill African Burying Ground
By late summer, a refined design concept for the Shockoe Hill African Burying Ground Memorial will be advertised for public review. The whole packet, including cost estimates, will be submitted to the City of Richmond’s authentiCITY Studio, concluding the current contract with the Baskervill design firm.
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