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CATEGORIES:Black History
CATEGORIES:Black History Museum
CATEGORIES:Family
CATEGORIES:Museums
CATEGORIES:Old & Historic Alexandria
CATEGORIES:Old Town
DESCRIPTION:To verify info please see https://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calend
 ar/Detail.aspx?si=62558\n\nOn Saturday April 18th\, join author Holly Ous
 ley-Lavender author of The Librarian Who Didn't Like Books. A moderated d
 iscussion\, brief book reading and book signing will begin at 11 a.m. and
  conclude at 12:30pm. The discussion and book reading are geared toward c
 hildren ages 2-10. This event is a free and open to the public.\n\nHolly 
 Ousley-Lavender is a school librarian with 30 years' experience. Ousley-L
 avender was as a young child who dreaded reading and going to the library
 -until one day she saw a book with characters that looked like her. She w
 as then able to make a connection that ignited her love of reading and sh
 aring that love with children. Holly Ousley-Lavender states that her miss
 ion is to ensure that all children find a mirror image of themselves in b
 ooks and experience the joy and empowerment that representation brings th
 rough the books that she writes.\n\nPatrons attending the Meet and Greet 
 will have a chance to preview the Alexandria Black History Museum.\n\nThe
  Meet and Greet and Book signing will be held at the Alexandria Black His
 tory Museum\, located at 902 Wythe Street\, Alexandria\, Virginia 22314. 
 For more information\, please call (703) 746-4356. Seating is limited\, a
 nd reservations are encouraged. The Museum is located five blocks from th
 e Braddock Road Metro on the Yellow and Blue Lines. Street parking is ava
 ilable.\n\n\nLocation: Black History Museum\, 902 Wythe St.\nAudience: Th
 e same as NULL value.\nTags: Black History\, Black History Museum\, Famil
 y\, Museums\, Old & Historic Alexandria\, Old Town
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LOCATION:Black History Museum\, 902 Wythe St.
SEQUENCE:11
STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Meet-and-Greet and Book Signing
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:To verify info please see <a href="https://ap
 ps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/Detail.aspx?si=62558">https://apps.alexandri
 ava.gov/Calendar/Detail.aspx?si=62558</a><br />\n<br />On Saturday April 
 18th\, join author Holly Ousley-Lavender author of The Librarian Who Didn
 ?t Like Books. A moderated discussion\, brief book reading and book signi
 ng will begin at 11 a.m. and conclude at 12:30pm. The discussion and book
  reading are geared toward children ages 2-10. This event is a free and o
 pen to the public.\n<br />\n<br />Holly Ousley-Lavender is a school libra
 rian with 30 years? experience. Ousley-Lavender was as a young child who 
 dreaded reading and going to the library-until one day she saw a book wit
 h characters that looked like her. She was then able to make a connection
  that ignited her love of reading and sharing that love with children. Ho
 lly Ousley-Lavender states that her mission is to ensure that all childre
 n find a mirror image of themselves in books and experience the joy and e
 mpowerment that representation brings through the books that she writes.\
 n<br />\n<br />Patrons attending the Meet and Greet will have a chance to
  preview the Alexandria Black History Museum.\n<br />\n<br />The Meet and
  Greet and Book signing will be held at the Alexandria Black History Muse
 um\, located at 902 Wythe Street\, Alexandria\, Virginia 22314. For more 
 information\, please call (703) 746-4356. Seating is limited\, and reserv
 ations are encouraged. The Museum is located five blocks from the Braddoc
 k Road Metro on the Yellow and Blue Lines. Street parking is available.\n
 <br />\n<br />\n<br />Location: Black History Museum\, 902 Wythe St.\n<br
  />Audience: The same as NULL value.\n<br />Tags: Black History\, Black H
 istory Museum\, Family\, Museums\, Old &amp\; Historic Alexandria\, Old T
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CATEGORIES:Black History
CATEGORIES:Black History Museum
CATEGORIES:Museums
CATEGORIES:Old & Historic Alexandria
CATEGORIES:Old Town
DESCRIPTION:To verify info please see https://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calend
 ar/Detail.aspx?si=62525\n\n2026 Joseph McCoy Remembrance\n\nAn Examinatio
 n of State Violence on Thursday\, April 23\, 2026 at Roberts Memorial Uni
 ted Methodist Church\, 606 South Washington Street. \n\nReception at 6:30
  p.m.\, Church Hall Program from 7- 8:15 p.m.  \n\nIn Remembrance of Jose
 ph McCoy\, the Alexandria Community Remembrance Project invites the publi
 c to an evening of reflection with Dr. Rodney Sadler at Roberts Memorial 
 United Methodist Church on April 23\, 2026\, 129 years after McCoy's lync
 hing in Alexandria. The widely published Dr. Sadler plans to explore the 
 historic use of violence by those invested with authority and power\, wit
 h remarks titled\, "Governed by Fear and Hate: The Tools of the Supremaci
 st State."  Rev. Dr. Sadler heads up the Center for Social Justice and Re
 conciliation at Union Presbyterian Seminary in Charlotte\, North Carolina
 \, where he focuses on the nexus of race\, faith\, and politics. In addit
 ion to his writings\, he hosts a national radio program called "Politics 
 of Faith\," a series of discussions called "Dangerous Dialogues\," and he
  represents his district in the North Carolina State Legislature. He has 
 a number of connections to the District and NOVA\, he is a graduate of Ho
 ward University and has been a senior fellow at George Mason University's
  Center for World Religion\, Diplomacy and Conflict Resolution.  Roberts 
 Memorial United Methodist Church\, one of the most historic Black churche
 s in Alexandria\, was the home church for the McCoy family. This will be 
 the second time Roberts Memorial will host the Remembrance event. \n\nPar
 king is permitted at Demaine Funeral Home and as available on nearby stre
 ets.\n\nLocation: Roberts Memorial United Methodist Church\nAudience: The
  same as NULL value.\nTags: Black History\, Black History Museum\, Museum
 s\, Old & Historic Alexandria\, Old Town
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DTSTART:20260423T223000Z
LOCATION:Roberts Memorial United Methodist Church
SEQUENCE:7
STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:ACRP Joseph McCoy Remembrance
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:To verify info please see <a href="https://ap
 ps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/Detail.aspx?si=62525">https://apps.alexandri
 ava.gov/Calendar/Detail.aspx?si=62525</a><br />\n<br />2026 Joseph McCoy 
 Remembrance\n<br />\n<br />An Examination of State Violence on Thursday\,
  April 23\, 2026 at Roberts Memorial United Methodist Church\, 606 South 
 Washington Street. \n<br />\n<br />Reception at 6:30 p.m.\, Church Hall P
 rogram from 7- 8:15 p.m.  \n<br />\n<br />In Remembrance of Joseph McCoy\
 , the Alexandria Community Remembrance Project invites the public to an e
 vening of reflection with Dr. Rodney Sadler at Roberts Memorial United Me
 thodist Church on April 23\, 2026\, 129 years after McCoy?s lynching in A
 lexandria. The widely published Dr. Sadler plans to explore the historic 
 use of violence by those invested with authority and power\, with remarks
  titled\, ?Governed by Fear and Hate: The Tools of the Supremacist State.
 ?  Rev. Dr. Sadler heads up the Center for Social Justice and Reconciliat
 ion at Union Presbyterian Seminary in Charlotte\, North Carolina\, where 
 he focuses on the nexus of race\, faith\, and politics. In addition to hi
 s writings\, he hosts a national radio program called ?Politics of Faith\
 ,? a series of discussions called ?Dangerous Dialogues\,? and he represen
 ts his district in the North Carolina State Legislature. He has a number 
 of connections to the District and NOVA\, he is a graduate of Howard Univ
 ersity and has been a senior fellow at George Mason University?s Center f
 or World Religion\, Diplomacy and Conflict Resolution.  Roberts Memorial 
 United Methodist Church\, one of the most historic Black churches in Alex
 andria\, was the home church for the McCoy family. This will be the secon
 d time Roberts Memorial will host the Remembrance event. \n<br />\n<br />
 Parking is permitted at Demaine Funeral Home and as available on nearby s
 treets.\n<br />\n<br />Location: Roberts Memorial United Methodist Church
 \n<br />Audience: The same as NULL value.\n<br />Tags: Black History\, Bl
 ack History Museum\, Museums\, Old &amp\; Historic Alexandria\, Old Town
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CATEGORIES:Black History
CATEGORIES:Museums
CATEGORIES:Old & Historic Alexandria
CATEGORIES:Old Town
DESCRIPTION:Imported on May 1\, 2026\, 6 days before the event.\nTo verify
  info please see https://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/Detail.aspx?si=62
 159\n\nGrown-Up Field Trip: Archives and Records Center\n\nFor the 100th 
 anniversary of Black History Month\, venture out on a four-part field tri
 p series for adults highlighting African American history around Alexandr
 ia. Explore objects and primary sources\, dive into conversations\, and b
 e ready to be hands-on as you learn more about Alexandria and American hi
 story. All field trips are based on ones offered to school-age children\,
  but with extra time\, so we can go even deeper!\n\nFebruary 20: Lives an
 d Legacies at the Freedom House Museum\n\n\nMarch 20: Media Remix at the 
 Alexandria Black History Museum\n\n\nApril 10: Hayti: Uncovering an Afric
 an American Neighborhood at the Alexandria Archaeology Museum\n\n\nMay 8:
  African American Stories at Alexandria's Archives and Records Center\n\n
 Location: Archives and Records Center\, 801 S. Payne Street\nFees: $15/$1
 2 for Grown-up Field Trip Members\nAudience: The same as NULL value.\nTag
 s: Black History\, Museums\, Old & Historic Alexandria\, Old Town\n\nWeb 
 resources:\n\nPurchase Tickets Online \nhttps://shop.alexandriava.gov/Eve
 nts.aspx\n
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Imported on May 1\, 2026\, 6 days before the 
 event.<br />To verify info please see <a href="https://apps.alexandriava.
 gov/Calendar/Detail.aspx?si=62159">https://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar
 /Detail.aspx?si=62159</a><br />\n<br />Grown-Up Field Trip: Archives and 
 Records Center\n<br />\n<br />For the 100th anniversary of Black History 
 Month\, venture out on a four-part field trip series for adults highlight
 ing African American history around Alexandria. Explore objects and prima
 ry sources\, dive into conversations\, and be ready to be hands-on as you
  learn more about Alexandria and American history. All field trips are ba
 sed on ones offered to school-age children\, but with extra time\, so we 
 can go even deeper!\n<br />\n<br />February 20: Lives and Legacies at the
  Freedom House Museum\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />March 20: Media Remix at the
  Alexandria Black History Museum\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />April 10: Hayti: 
 Uncovering an African American Neighborhood at the Alexandria Archaeology
  Museum\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />May 8: African American Stories at Alexand
 ria?s Archives and Records Center\n<br />\n<br />Location: Archives and R
 ecords Center\, 801 S. Payne Street\n<br />Fees: $15/$12 for Grown-up Fie
 ld Trip Members\n<br />Audience: The same as NULL value.\n<br />Tags: Bla
 ck History\, Museums\, Old &amp\; Historic Alexandria\, Old Town<br>\n<a 
 href="https://shop.alexandriava.gov/Events.aspx">Purchase Tickets Online 
 </a><br>\n
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