Giving Tuesday Over the past few weeks and months, the entire world has been coming together to stand up, help out, give back, and heal. On December 1, 2020, people all around the world are coming together for GivingTuesday to tap into the power of human connection and strengthen communities and change our world. The Black Heritage Trail will be participating in GivingTuesday and we invite you to join us. By joining the GivingTuesday movement, you’re proving that in times of…
The Board of Directors of the Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire joins everyone in mourning the passing of Rogers Johnson. We extend our sympathies to Poppy, his wife, and to their sons, Jay and Jeremy. Mr. Johnson was an outstanding public citizen, serving his home town of Stratham, the seacoast region, and New Hampshire with honor and integrity – while also running a business and holding leadership positions in his church. He served tirelessly as an advocate for African…
A Virtual Poetry Reading & Discussion Why African American poetry matters is the focus of a new virtual winter series of public conversations presented by the Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire (BHTNH). “The Black Matter is Life: Poetry for Engagement and Overcoming” will explore and discuss the rich tradition and innovation found in African American poetry. Three online conversations, across three regions of NH, led by UNH professors Dr. Dennis Britton and Dr. Reginald A. Wilburn once a month…
By Karen Dandurant news@seacoastonline.com Posted Sep 26, 2020 at 4:19 PM PORTSMOUTH — “Black Women Rock: Leading the Charge for Social and Political Change” highlighted the voices of Black women leaders contributing to communities across the country. A two-day virtual event, the 14th annual Black New England Conference, presented by the Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire, in partnership with Southern New Hampshire University, featured speakers and panel discussions Friday and Saturday. “As artists and activists, politicians and pundits, Black women play vital roles in…
(Blog post by Kathleen Soldati in Stay Work Play New Hampshire.) While the 14th Annual Black New England Conference (September 25 – 26, 2020) entitled Black Women Rock: Leading the Charge for Social and Political Change is chock full of incredible speakers ranging from US Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley to Essence Emerita Editor in Chief Susan L. Taylor, on the extraordinarily prescient topic of leadership of Black Women, it is the closing panel (9/26/2020 1:15 – 2:30pm) that should send us off with homework! Entitled, Moving…
By Julia Ann Weekes New Hampshire Union Leader | Aug 30, 2020 PORTSMOUTH – Our small tour group is walking through Portsmouth on a sunny Friday morning. Our guide points out sites along the way — a stately mansion with an ornate fence, the North Church steeple towering over Market Square, and the picturesque waterfront vista stretching behind it all. A stream of coffee-getters meanders around Market Square, and the steady banging of construction projects already competes with the rev…
Manchester, NH Leadership of Black Women, an extraordinarily prescient topic in 2020, is the focus of the two day 14th Annual Black New England Conference, entitled Black Women Rock: Leading the Charge for Social and Political Change, Friday and Saturday September 25 & 26, 2020. The conference presented each fall by the Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire, combines the scholarship of an academic conference and the joyfulness of celebrating Black life and history. JerriAnne Boggis, Executive Director of the…
14th Annual Black New England Conference:BLACK WOMEN ROCK:Leading the Charge for Social and Political ChangeA Virtual ConferenceSouthern New Hampshire University, Manchester NHSeptember 25 and 26, 2020Conference Keynote Addresses & Special Guest Presentations bySheryl Lee Ralph, Susan Taylor, Ayanna Pressley & Andrea JenkinsPlease email us at info@box2307.temp.domains with any issues you may have with logging on to the conference#BNEC2020″Above all else, our politics initially sprang from the shared belief that Black women are inherently valuable, that our liberation is a necessity…
BHTNH Expanded Tours Portsmouth Self-guided Tour Schedule a Private Guided Tour Portsmouth Black Heritage Trail 2020 Sankofa Guided Walking Tours Africans have contributed to the economic and cultural fabric of New Hampshire since the 1600s. More than 700 Blacks lived in Portsmouth by the time of the Revolution, many of them caught up as chattel in the lucrative Northern slave market while others were part of a marginalized community of free people. Experience the history and cultural roots of the…
“What to the Slave is Your Fourth of July” For the past several years, on July 3rd, the BHTNH has collaborated with community leaders around the Granite State to bring people together to read Douglass’ historic protest speech and to reflect on its meaning. In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic and physical distancing requirements have forced us to amend our delivery of this community event. We have organized 2 ways in which you can participate, in person at one of the…
