Black History/Black Futures

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  African Americans and Labor: Voting Rights In 20th Century America 15.04.2026 1t 7min

  Join this discussion with Drs. Cassandra Newby Alexander and Stephanie Richmond with their guest Dr. Jeffrey Littlejohn of Sam Houston State University and Dr. Charles Ford of Norfolk State University.
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  African Americans & Labor: Re-imagining and co-creating a new economic landscape for African Americans 12.01.2026 1t 4min

  Join NSU Drs. Cassandra Newby-Alexander, Chinedu Okala, Tim Goler and Delegate Jackie Glass discuss a pathway forward through collaborative economic success in the African American community. You can watch this on Spotify here. Or you can watch on YouTube here.
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  African Americans and Labor: Virginia's People. Sold Down River - Part 2 07.11.2025 22min

  This discussion covers stories of the enslaved. Professors Cassandra Newby Alexander and Stephanie Richmond in conjunction with The City of Virginia Beach Cultural Arts Department bring you researchers, guest speakers and subject matter experts who help trace the stories of those who were "Sold Down River." Watch this episode on YouTube at https://youtu.be/GaYx-wm76Hg
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  African Americans and Labor: Virginia's People. Sold Down River - Part 1 07.11.2025 17min

  This discussion covers stories of the enslaved. Professors Cassandra Newby Alexander and Stephanie Richmond in conjunction with The City of Virginia Beach Cultural Arts Department bring you researchers, guest speakers and subject matter experts who help trace the stories of those who were "Sold Down River." Watch the video of this episode at https://youtu.be/yGXHp8vJ5Qo
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  African Americans and Labor: Virginia's People. Sold Down River - Part 3 07.11.2025 16min

  Experienced museum professional skilled in Archival Research, Nonprofit Organizations, Museums, Archives, and Public Speaking. Strong operations professional with a Associate's degree focused in History from Berkeley City College. Watch this episode on YouTube at https://youtu.be/EKAkOvgQxt4
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  African Americans and Labor: Virginia's People. Sold Down River - Part 4 07.11.2025 20min

  Yokota is a banking executive with 20 years of combined experience in financial services and has served as a forensic auditor and adjunct professor of Business Ethics, Compliance, and Fraud Prevention .  Yokota uses his specialized skills of investigation, forensics, and detailed research, to provide successful resolution in traditional and forensic genealogy cases.  Through his own family’s history and heritage, Yokota has developed a passion for assisting with African American and enslaved research. He uses traditional genealogy combined with genetic genealogy to solve cases and break through brick walls. Visit https://strong-gen.com Watch this on YouTube at https://youtu.be/kY3jgUM8Flc
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  African Americans & Labor: Labor Challenges Facing African American in the Anti-DEI Phase. 04.11.2025 1t 9min

  Dr. Cassandra Newby-Alexander discusses the ever changing landscape in the job-marketplace as African Americans navigate labor challenges Facing in the Anti-DEI Phase with special guests VA Delegate Cliff Hayes, YWCA CEO Michelle Ellis Young and NSU Career Services Director Saranette Williams. Watch this episode on YouTube at https://youtu.be/kXju5E8KUjM
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  Black History, Black Futures: The Art of Afrofuturism 19.12.2024 1t 25min

  This discussion between Drs. Stephanie Richmond and Cassandra Newby-Alexander of Norfolk State University, Mrs. Hillary Plate of Virginia Beach Cultural Affairs and our special guests Ms. Kyra Sims and Nastassja Swift.
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  Black History/Black Futures: The Art of Presence. 19.09.2024 1t 40min

  Holding presence in the past was challenging for Black people. Art ignored the existence of the Black being unless relegated to subservient and dismissive roles. An investigation of that presence of the past and the impact Black art will have on holding presence in the future is discussed in detail by Ms. Judine Somerville and Mr. Clayton Singleton.
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  The Art Of Resistance 02.09.2024 1t 26min

  The Art of Resistance features Hampton Roads’ own award-winning playwright, performer, filmmaker, and professor of Theatre at Old Dominion University, Brittney S. Harris, in conversation with Grammy-nominated, multi-award winning young composer, violinist and professor at The Juilliard School in NYC, Curtis Stewart. Renowned Historian and Endowed Professor of Virginia Black History and Culture, Dr. Cassandra Newby-Alexander, will moderate this discussion, exploring each guest’s artistic genre.