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Call for Artists! Art In Windows 2021

Call for Artists! Art In Windows 2021

by Richmond Main Street | Feb 25, 2021 | Main Street News

Learn More & Answer the Call! We are excited to announce a new collaboration with NIAD Art Center to raise visibility for Richmond-based artists and bring art into public spaces along 23rd Street and Macdonald Avenues in Downtown Richmond! Calling: Established and...
Community in Action: Center of Town & for Civil Rights  Organizing

Community in Action: Center of Town & for Civil Rights Organizing

by Richmond Main Street | Feb 24, 2021 | Black History Month

During the 1940s-1960s, Downtown-based Black professionals, civil rights organizers, and residents led a variety of actions to challenge discriminatory practices in housing and employment. In 1946, the Richmond Council for Civic Unity (later Richmond Council on...
Main Street News: Our Living Black Legacy, Community in Action

Main Street News: Our Living Black Legacy, Community in Action

by Richmond Main Street | Feb 22, 2021 | Black History Month, Main Street News

Last week we announced that Executive Director Vivian Wong will resign to devote her attention to family and other responsibilities, effective February 26, 2021. Vivian was tapped by the Board of Directors in January 2020 to serve as Executive Director, and her...
Main Street News: Our Living Black Legacy, Community in Action

Main Street News: Our Living Black Legacy, Community in Action

by Richmond Main Street | Feb 22, 2021 | Black History Month, Main Street News

Last week we announced that Executive Director Vivian Wong will resign to devote her attention to family and other responsibilities, effective February 26, 2021. Vivian was tapped by the Board of Directors in January 2020 to serve as Executive Director, and her...
Market Square Mall: From Department Store to Black-Owned Business Hub

Market Square Mall: From Department Store to Black-Owned Business Hub

by Richmond Main Street | Feb 18, 2021 | Black History Month

The building at 322 Harbour Way was originally constructed in 1924 as an open floor plan department store. In the 1940s-1960s it was home to a Breuners Furniture store on the first floor and a dance studio on the second floor. By the mid-1970s these tenants had closed...
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