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AMISTAD TOUR DESCRIPTION

TOUR DESCRIPTIONS Registration Information will be posted shortly. Please call (603)570-8469 or email Dariya Steele for updates and more information. SCHOOL TOUR DESCRIPTION: Students will enjoy a 60-minute tour of the 128-foot recreation of the Amistad ship. The tour will delve into how and why the reconstruction was built, the differences from the original, and how we use the Amistad ship today. Everyone on board will learn about the Amistad story, beginning with its origins in West Africa, followed by…

2025 EWH Tea Talk Press Kit

Tea Talks

2025 Tea Talk Flyer (pdf) Press ReleasesThe Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire Receives New Hampshire Humanities Grant to Host 2025 Elinor Williams Hooker Tea Talk Series – November 20, 2024The 2025 Elinor Williams Hooker Tea Talk Series Explores “The Art of War: Conflict and the African American Philosophy” – December 13, 2024A Celebration of Resilience Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire Launches the 2025 Elinor Williams Hooker Tea Talk Series “The Art of War” at Portsmouth Public Library. – January…

A Celebration of Resilience Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire Launches the 2025 Elinor Williams Hooker Tea Talk Series “The Art of War” at Portsmouth Public Library.

News, Tea Talks

The Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire (BHTNH) invites the public to the 2025 Elinor Williams Hooker Tea Talk Series themed “The Art of War: Conflict and the African American Philosophy.” The 2025 Tea Talks begin on February 2 at Portsmouth Public Library starting at 2:00 PM with a 90-minute facilitated panel titled: “Things They Carried: An African Philosophy on War, Surviving Enslavement, and Citizenship” followed by a community conversation. Both in person and streaming online, the first 2025…

THE AMISTAD – STUDENT TOURS

Juneteenth

The Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire Receives New Hampshire Humanities Grant to Host 2025 Elinor Williams Hooker Tea Talk Series

News, Tea Talks

The Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire (BHTNH) is honored to announce it has been awarded a New Hampshire Humanities Community Grant to support its 2025 Elinor Williams Hooker Tea Talk Series. This popular community dialogue series takes place every Sunday in February at 2:00 PM at the Portsmouth Public Library in Portsmouth, NH. The 2025 series, themed “The Art of War: Conflict and African American Philosophy,” takes inspiration from Sun Tzu’s timeless classic and explores a holistic approach to navigating conflict and achieving victory…

2025 Elinor Williams Hooker Tea Talks Presenter Biographies

Tea Talks

The Art of WarConflict and the African American PhilosophyPresenter BiographiesSUNDAY, FEBRUARY 2Things They Carried: An African Philosophy on War, Surviving Enslavement and CitizenshipDr. Edward Bruce Bynum, a graduate of the University of New Hampshire, is the author of several books on psychology, including The African Unconscious: Roots of Ancient Mysticism and Modern Psychology. He frequently speaks at national and international conferences and has been featured on radio, television, and documentaries. His research interests encompass depth psychology related to neuroscience, neuromelanin,…

Juneteenth Celebration 2025

Juneteenth

BHTNH 2025 Juneteenth Celebration Harboring Hope: The Power of Resilience June 8, 10-16, & 19 The celebration includes a movie and discussion, tours, a gospel choir concert, Native American Drumming, A Dinner, African drumming, and more. In challenging times, it can be difficult to have productive conversations about the past and its significance for the future. This year’s Juneteenth programs will continue the conversations we started with the Tea Talk Series on African philosophies of war and resilience. Commemorative…

Race, Gender, and Sexual Orientation Take Center Stage at the 18th Annual Black New England Conference, Oct 5 at SNHU

BNEC, News

The Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire (BHTNH) is pleased to announce the keynote and panel presentations secured for its 18th Annual Black New England Conference (BNEC) on October 5, 2024. This hybrid event will be hosted at Southern NH University (SNHU) in Manchester, NH and online. This year’s event, ‘LIVING OUT LOUD: The Intersectionality of Race, Gender, and Sexual Orientation’, features world-renowned Tiq Milan (he/him) for a Keynote Conversation: A Model of Possibilities to be hosted by NH’s own…

BHTNH 2024 Citizen of the Year, Justice Roe Williams

BNEC, News

Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire Will Award Citizen of the Year to Justice Roe Williams at the 18th Annual Black New England ConferenceJustice Roe Williams (he/him) is a poet, writer, author, and now co-editor of his upcoming anthology, Deconstructing the Fitness Industrial Complex: How to Resist, Disrupt, and Reclaim What It Means to Be Fit in American Culture” published in 2023 with North Atlantic Books. A unique book project that takes the journey of diverse bodies, from coaches to…

LIVING OUT LOUD – SUGGESTED READINGS

BNEC, Uncategorized

Panel #1: BEYOND ERASURE: BLACK QUEER TRAILBLAZERS AND THEIR LEGACIES Pauli Murray: The Life of a Pioneering Feminist & Civil Rights Activistby Terry Catasús Jennings (Author), Rosita Stevens-Holsey (Author), Ashanti Fortson (Illustrator) Black, queer & untold: a new archive of designers, artists, & trailblazersBy Jon Key Articles:Black LGBTQ+ trailblazers who made historyAfrican American LGBTQ+ U.S. Timeline: 1912-2009With Pride: Uplifting LGBTQ History On BlackpastTED Talk: How Black queer culture shaped historyPanel #2: UNBOXED: REDEFINING CREATIVE SPACES AT THE INTERSECTION OF RACE, GENDER, AND SEXUALITY Queering…