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The Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire is excited to announce the unveiling of a historical marker honoring Nellie Brown Mitchell and Edward Everett Brown in Dover. This unveiling is part of our statewide program, Mapping Untold Stories, which makes New Hampshire’s Black history visible and brings to light the rich history and contributions of Black people in New Hampshire.Nellie Brown Mitchell  was a successful Black soprano concert singer, music educator, inventor, and activist. She was a native of Dover.…

The Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire (BHTNH) invites the public to attend the unveiling of this historic marker in Nashua as part of our statewide program, Mapping Untold Stories. This program makes New Hampshire’s Black history visible and brings to light the rich history and contributions of Black people in New Hampshire. The Nashua marker at Holman Stadium honors Black baseball legends Roy Campanella and Don Newcombe, who played there in the 1940s. The unveiling will be held before…

  The Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire (BHTNH) invites the public to attend the unveiling of this historic marker in Milford as part of our statewide program, Mapping Untold Stories. This program makes visible New Hampshire’s Black history and brings to light the rich history and contributions of Black people in the state. The Milford marker honors Harriet Wilson, the first African American to publish a novel in English. Her book, “Our Nig,” or Sketches from the Life of…

Brigadier Jerry Robert Russell, aka Brigadier Jerry, was born in Kingston, Jamaica in 1957 and became interested in music at an early age when he began to follow U-Roy’s King Sturgav Hi Fi. In the 1970’s, he became a member of the Twelve Tribes of Israel, a Rastafarian organization which was making many converts at the time and began to toast on their Jah Love sound system. He then became friends with singers Fred Locks and Freddie McGregor, who were both…

Good Friday ToursThe Black Heritage Trail of NH is partnering with St. John’s Episcopal Church to offer both an in-person and virtual Good Friday Walk of 14 sites on the Portsmouth Black Heritage Trail. Each of these sites will pair a story of an African American with each of the Stations of the Cross.The Way of the Cross | Virtual | April 5 | 7-8:30 pm Register HereThe Way of the Cross Walk | In Person | April 7 | 1…

At BHTNH,  we believe how we talk with each other is as important as the content of what we say.  There is immense value in being mindful about how we communicate and connect with each other, especially when trying to create a safe, equitable, and inclusive space.  To help us achieve this, we use community agreements. For the EWH Tea Talk Series, we hope you will agree to the following ground rules that we will review before each talk to…

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The Black Life is Matter Poetry EventAbout the PoetsStudy GuideBlack Matter is Life: Poetry for Engagement and OvercomingStatement of IntentBy Dennis BrittonIn her 1985 essay “Poetry is not a Luxury,” Audre Lorde writes, “The quality of light by which we scrutinize our lives has direct bearing upon the product which we live, and upon the changes which we hope to bring about through those lives. It is within this light that we form those ideas by which we pursue our…