Remembrance Commemoration EventiCAL Export

We remember those in endless sleep from their journey in the quiet solemnity of the winter season. We gather for this event to commemorate their lives, give thanks for life, honor ancestors, and to share as one community in celebration.

This signature event, honoring African, Indigenous, and European ancestors, occurs in December during the holiday season. We thank those who have passed away: doctors, teachers, the guy next door, the woman who toiled as a maid, our friends, and our family. We respect them with joy as a collective, giving strength and power to their legacy. Proceeds from this event support The Height Institute.

100 for the 400 - Annual Awards Dinner & Honorees Reception

Honorees Awards Reception

The 100 For The 400 award gives special honor and meaning to the humanity of slaves, former slaves, and their descendants.

The program recognizes individuals in different categories who support our vision to cultivate and elevate awareness of African American Heritage through the collaboration of AAHA! members.

Honorees Awards Dinner

The 100 For The 400 recognition dinner ceremony honors individuals who contributed to the liberation and advancement of African Americans from slavery to the present.

Institutionalized subjugation rendered slaves powerless and of value only as a means of wealth creation for property owners and their families. Selling slaves, thus separating families, was significant in accomplishing this. To honor them is a small measure in consideration of their treatment.

Essay Honorees

Practice Yields Excellence: Share Your Insightful Stories

The selected Essay Honorees have opened a window from which we can view the Commonwealth of Virginia through the many heritages of her people. The contest fosters curiosity through observation research and field trips that acquaint students with local heritage sites, elements of material culture, and celebrations that link the past with the present.

Know Your Heritage - Know Your Story features timeline entries, essays, and spoken word works. The 100 for the 400 Writing Competition is open to Virginia high school students, 9-12 grade, who attend public, private, and charter schools and home-schooled students. The contest inspires the creation of works by young people that speak to the Commonwealth's rich multicultural legacy. Virginia has always been multicultural. There were Indigenous, European, and African populations in Virginia before 1607.