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AAHA! VA

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©2018-2020, All rights reserved. African American Heritage Association of Virginia, Inc. This material has been designed for discussion purposes only, and is not to be deemed exhaustive or binding. It is not intended to infer or contain any contractual obligations. Unless otherwise referenced, this document contains ideas, concepts, illustrations and information that re ect the views of the author, cited sources, and the views of other stakeholders. It is not designed to imply conclusive facts. The content herein may, or may not, be used to guide the e orts of African American Heritage Association of Virginia, Inc.. Interpretations of the programs outlined herein, or the mention of other entities or agencies is not to be construed as representing any contractual agreements. The opinions expressed in this document are just that. No warranties, express or implied, of any kind are made, intended or inferred. The information contained herein is not legal advice, nor should it be taken as such. When such legal issues arise, proper advice should be sought, where applicable and appropriate, from quali ed legal counsel. You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the author, African American Heritage Association of Virginia, Inc., their boards, executives, o cers, agents, contractors and employees from any and all the liabilities, claims, damages, and expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees and costs) arising out of your use of this material; or arising out of your breach or alleged breach the copyright, trademark, proprietary, or other rights of African American Heritage Association of Virginia, Inc. or other third parties. We apologize, in advance, for any oversights or errors. All product names, logos, and brands are property of their respective owners.

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Remembering the Past, and Building the Future

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About Us African American Heritage Association of Virginia [AAHA! VA] seeks to af rm African American heritage is chronicled fairly and truthfully by griots - storytellers reveal and include the desires, individual struggles for survival, freedom and prosperity both in Virginia and America American life, history, and culture is too often viewed through the prism of the European experience, starting in the English colony of Virginia in 1619. Yet, Native & African Americans in music, art, athletics, and literature are appreciated globally. The journey of those Native and Africans created a legacy still marveled by many and misunderstood by others The unique history of African Americans in Virginia serves as the source river to rejuvenate community spirit and economic sustainability. The oral tradition of African American history chronicled and shares the individual labors for survival, freedom and equity Virginia as the rst permanent English settlement in the America is founding ground and beacon for African American heritage tourism nationally to attract people from all walk of life to hear America’s story

Servic Technical assistance and consultin Communication Broadcast, cable internet with a cultural magazine sho Cooperative marketing and traf c generation by hosting AAHA! VA, Multicultural Tourism Week Traveler incentive Reward Car Help Des Referrals, events calendar and industry researc Professional Developmen Cultural and heritage certi cation seminar Further, we seek to ensure the availability of scholarships to defray costs and keep tuition affordable for our students who pursue the study of African American History and Culture.

We encourages entrepreneurs to take maximum advantage of Virginia’s African American Heritage scholar’s resources to consciously utilize the records and archives that tell of the struggles, talents, ideas, views, social movements, human rights activism, and

African American scholars need to consciously study, record and archive the struggles, talents, ideas, views, social movements, human rights activism, and transformation of race relations all require documentation and analysis to become America’s conscience

Your membership fuels and energizes the efforts to facilitate, market and promote Virginia’s African American heritage tourism

AAHA! VA publications features heritage and cultural locations statewide, and pro les professionals working to reinforce and promote African American heritage tourism in Virginia. Our newsletters are circulated to sites, travel and tourism operators, PTAs , higher education institutions, school boards, public schools and libraries to detail particular products, places, and people.

transformation of race relations all require documentation and analysis to shape and inform America’s conscience

We work to provide and fund a quality academic experience for our student-scholars. Scholars are necessary at all points along the road, to play a vital role in telling the African American story.

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Programs

Lunch, Learn, and Earn Series The lecture series will focus on various topics on Culture, Health, Education and Wealth. Experts from each category speak to the audience and time allotted for questions and answers. A boxed lunch will be provided for all individuals in attendance.

Lunch & Learn represents the key forum for citizens to explore topics and help better the community and environment where they live and work in an open and unbiased forum where exciting concepts are presented and explored for the intellectual enrichment of the community.

You have the opportunity to come away from each lecture with greater awareness and a broader understanding of new and sometimes controversial ideas. Come hear leading thinkers, experts and university professors from a broad range of backgrounds share their insights.

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Culture

Art Exhibit

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Travel

Travel Create Memories Broaden Your World Travel has truly helps us better understand ourselves and the world. It has made us more compassionate, empathetic, and less afraid of differences. Trips give us a wealth of life lessons that we could never learn from a book or in a classroom.  Travel has bene ts and value beyond vacation, it can be truly transformational, it show us that we’ve got something in common. Travel helps us witness reality outside our bubble. Good or bad, foreign or familiar, these experiences challenge us to learn, grow, and see the world in a new way AAHAVA want to give a different prospective on travel one where you go with people like you and have common reference point. Then it become even more rewarding and memorable as time to relax and enjoy your without regard to offend others who might not always understand your social norms.

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Education

100 for the 400:   De nition and Meanin Virginia timeline has been created to provide a linear understanding of the events which took place during the lives of Africans - enslaved and free people before and since their arrival in 1619. 100 for the 400 represent the key contributions, achievements, seminole moment in time, individuals, communities or families who gives meaning, honor the full humanity of the slaves, the formerly enslaved, and to confront with clarity the society envisioned by white male property-owners did not have the space to imagine Africans as their peer.

Know Your History Know Your Story,   [KYH - KYS

The purpose of the timeline is to be able to compare and contrast important occurrences in relation to settlers, indigenous inhabitants, enslaved people and their lives. African oral tradition chronicled by griots and storytellers reveals and embrace the history of the individual desires and collective struggles for survival, freedom and prosperity. Virginia is in a position to successfully take maximum advantage of African American heritage tourism in the state, be a beacon to attract people from all walk of life to learn about African lives, impact and journeys - their extraordinary pathways to the new world, reflect on their ordeal and witness the literal battles for freedom that marked the birthing of these United States. This unique history serves as the confluence for the various tributaries to rejuvenate each human community’s experience. Dissemination of African American history has a voice outside of the academy or the museum. It exists simultaneously, concurrently, and is American history without a determent to the public good.

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100 For The

400 • Contest Practice Yields Excellence Share Your Idea Know Your History ... Know Your Story essay and spoken word contest. The competition is open to high school students, 9-12 grade, residing in Virginia, and who attend public, private, and charter schools as well as home-schooled students. The contest is designed to inspire the creation of works by young people that speak to the Commonwealth's rich multicultural legacy. Virginia has always been multicultural, even before 1607. As Virginians - Europeans, Indigenous, and Africans - Americans

We each have a window from which we can view the Commonwealth, through the many heritages of her people. The contest will Foster curiosity through observation research and eld trips that acquaint students with the Presidential Homes and other heritage sites, elements of material culture, and celebrations that link the past with the present,

Excellence

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Competition

100 For The

400 • Contest Education Excellence Competition • Stimulate thought such that students understand and value the contributions their ancestors made to the building of Virginia and, by extension, the nation, • Encourage use of available resources valuable to the literary process, including libraries, museums, newspapers, teachers, parents, elders and other primary and secondary sources, • Provide a forum that honors students’ abilities to understand and appreciate that they are tied to a usable past that de nes who they are by de ning who their ancestors were, and • Arouse students’ desires to learn about their culture that they might see themselves as inextricably linked to the human family and, through that awareness, begin to bridge build.

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Recognition • Awards

100 For The

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Celebrate Excellence

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Fitness

Body Exercise Scholarship Endowment We seek to ensure the availability of education scholarships to defray costs and keep tuition a ordable for our students who pursue the study of African American History and Culture.

The journey of those Africans created a legacy still marveled by many and misunderstood by others. African Americans in music, art, athletics, and literature are appreciated globally.

The need for black scholars to consciously study, record and chronicle the struggles, talents, ideas, views, social movements, human rights activism, and transformation of race relations to become America’s conscience all need documentation and analysis.

Scholars are needed at all points along the road, to play a vital role in telling the African American story. Your participation will help us continue to provide a quality academic experience for our student-scholars.

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Plans

Annual Event Calendar

To keep you inform about what is going and what we have coming up. Our website is the key way for visitor and member to know more about the programs we o er and the informational background on each event. It is an organized way for us to show the upcoming events based on calendar dates. We have a link to the event page when a particular date is clicked. Keep your eye on the calendar because it changes frequently as we added and delete information about our programs and events.

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Commemoration Merchandise

Artist Interpretation Slavery • The Middle Passage The Middle Passage refers to the part of the trade where Africans, densely packed onto ships, were transported across the Atlantic to the West Indies. The voyage took three to four months and, during this time, the enslaved people mostly lay chained in rows on the oor of the hold or on shelves that ran around the inside of the ships' hulls.

The shelves were under a 3 feet high and often the enslaved Africans could not sit up. There could be up to more than six hundred enslaved people on each ship. Captives from di erent nations were mixed together, so it was more di cult for them to talk and plan rebellions. Women and children were held separately.

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Cartouche

100 For The 400 Front View

"MIDDLE PASSAGE CARTOUCHE PENDANT"   Concave Curb 2.5 mm thick chain with a Lobster clasp.   Chain 20 inches is available in 14K yellow gold or 14K white gold.

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Cartouche

100 For The 400 Back View

"MIDDLE PASSAGE CARTOUCHE PENDANT"   Designed by VERASH is casted in sterling silver, hand nished with an antique background. It measures approximately 2 & 3/4" long including bail for a chain by 5/8" wide with the horizontal bar at the bottom measuring 3/4" across which indicates royalty. Also Available 14K yellow gold or 14K white gold.

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