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 in war and life. Through six dynamic sessions, presenters will delve into the influence of traditional African philosophies of war, strategy, and collective action on African American history. The discussions will also highlight how African cosmology and cultural principles fostered psychological resilience and survival strategies for those enduring systemic oppression.
The 6-panel series begins on February 2 with “Things They Carried: An African Philosophy on War, Surviving Enslavement and Citizenship.” The Tea Talks continue weekly through February with “Hopes and Impediments: War and Strategies for Belonging,” “The Great Migration: Military Service and the Shaping of a Diversified New Hampshire,” and “Eyes on the Prize: Protests, Movements, and the Road Ahead.” The 2025 series concludes in September with two expanded Tea Talks, one in Manchester on September 7 and one in Warner on September 21.
This program is free and open to the public, with in-person and virtual attendance options. Registration is required to secure participation.
