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- Historic Marker Installation
In partnership with the Southside Joint Civic Association, we are fundraising to erect a historic marker to highlight Hickory Hill School; state and nationally recognized as a beacon institution that provided education, training and civic avenues for self sufficiency.
Hickory Hill School was founded as early as 1869, driving education and workforce development for over 100 years. As with other Tuskegee-Rosenwald schools, land was donated and the school was operated by African Americans for African Americans. The school expanded capacity to become a high school and and its leaders successfully led in civic rights countering discrimination in educational access, voting, teacher salaries and more.
- Ecology, Education & Service
We remember beyond history to encourage restorative land practice. At the African Burial Grounds in Richmond, the Heritage Tree Project, serves as a public demonstration of ecological reclamation and land agency for the landless and shared community benefit.
- Smoke & Hickory
is the review of cannabis for bio-remediation and business development; exploring hemp in the context of sustainability, focused in the Southside district of Richmond. With strong agricultural and industrial roots, place presents opportunities to explore the soil and soul of community.