2019 Past News & Events

BHTNH closes out Women’s History Month with a presentation by Valerie Cunningham for the Unitarian Universalist Church in Concord, NH … a talk by JerriAnne Boggis for the United States Environmental Protection Agency in Boston, MA … … and a conversation with 80 women from the Bedford Women’s Club in Bedford, NH.

at the 5th PPMTV Inspiration Awards, “Local Heroes, Untold Stories” Broadcast Live on PPMTV starting at 7pm, Thursday, April 18th, 2019 Join us to celebrate three amazing Portsmouth area residents who have gone above and beyond for the good of the Seacoast community. Tickets available at: ppmtvnh.org/ppmtv-inspiration-awards/ PPMTV, 280 Marcy Street, Portsmouth NH

We are almost there! Can’t wait to show you our new space. Watch for the notice of our opening at 222 Court Street in downtown Portsmouth!

BHTNH Board President Rev. Thompson sings to hundreds of people who filled Middle Street Baptist Church in Portsmouth for the homegoing celebration for Rev. Dr. Arthur Hilson. Community Celebrates Life of Rev. Hilson. By Karen Dandurant, SeacoastOnline.com article posted Jan 26, 2019. PORTSMOUTH — A celebration of the life of Rev. Dr. Arthur Lee Hilson Saturday at the Middle Street Baptist Church drew hundreds of people, filling the church and all available standing room. The crowd was a testament to…

From Seacoastonline.com article, Jan 20, 2019 The Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire will hold its Elinor Williams Hooker Winter Tea Talk series on Sunday afternoons from Feb. 3 through March 10. The six sessions, presented in partnership with the Portsmouth Public Library, are free and open to the public. PORTSMOUTH – For the sixth year, the Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire will hold its Elinor Williams Hooker Winter Tea Talk Series from February through March 2019. Presented by…

We had a great turnout and an engaging dialogue in Concord for our expanded Tea Talk, The Coloring of Law, at UNH School of Law on Saturday, Jan. 19th. Thanks to all who attended. Watch for the video on our YouTube channel coming soon. Next Expanded TEA TALK: Feb 2nd in Hanover, NH: Sites of Memory: Reconstructing the Past Join us for a lively conversation on how physical and artistic sites of memory shape and inform our collective present. Featuring…

Rev. Arthur Hilson, a man who dedicated his life to supporting his fellow Americans and fighting for civil rights. We will truly miss his inspiring and resounding presence. A celebration of his life will be held Saturday, Jan. 26 at the Middle Street Baptist Church, 18 Court St., Portsmouth. SeacoastOnline Article, Jan 29, 2019 PORTSMOUTH — The city lost one of its best known and beloved citizens with the death of the Rev. Arthur Hilson on Saturday. He was 82.…

HOLLIS – Jamila-Ashanti Scales, a junior at Nashua High School North, on Monday said she has been spat upon, hit, pushed, told she was ugly, and called multiple racial slurs, all just for being African-American. Published in The Telegraph Jan 22, 2019 (Nashua NH) “I want my peers not to be afraid to take a stand. I want them to know every time they don’t speak up, they are saying it’s OK,” Scales said during the 35th Annual Rev. Martin…