HIGHLIGHTED EVENTS
(RVA) : CTTT - RVA Event
(NAT): CTTT - National Event
(PRT) : Partner Event
Tuesday, October 8th 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm   17th Annual Gabriel Forum at the African Burial Ground N 16th St & E Broad St, Richmond, VA 23219 (PRT)
Wednesday, October 9th 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm   The Joyful Feast  RVA Light 504 W. Broad St., Unit A Richmond, VA 23220 - This month we will review and discuss " Sugar” by Khalil Gibran Muhammad (RVA)
Tuesday, October 15th 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm   3rd Tuesday   dinner gathering Ginter Park Presbyterian Church 3601 Seminary Avenue 23227 (RVA)
Sunday, October 20th 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm CTTT National Level Guided Meditation Conference Call (NAT)
Thursday, October 24th 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm   Book Circle:  The Water Dancer ,  by Ta-Nehisi Coates (RVA)
Saturday, October 26th 10:00 am - 11:30 am   City-wide book discussion on Coates’ newly released novel The Water Dancer The American Civil War Museum at Historic Tredegar 500 Tredegar Street, Richmond, VA 23219 (RVA)
Race was intentionally constructed. Come join us and together let's deconstruct it even more intentionally!

A City-Wide Book Discussion On The Book The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Join CTTT-RVA for a city-wide book discussion on Coates’ newly released novel. Book lovers in RVA are invited to share their views on the book, the author’s voice and the impact of this story in our current times. "Set in Virginia, The Water Dancer is sure to be an important read on race, culture and our shared history." - NYTimes Review of The Water Dancer.

Space is limited for this event so make sure you signup today!!!
17th Annual Gabriel Forum at the African Burial Ground
For the 17th year in a row, the SACRED GROUND HISTORICAL RECLAMATION PROJECT will host a GABRIEL FORUM at Richmond's African Burial Ground to mark the day in 1800 that the great slave rebellion leader Gabriel was executed here for the crime of leading a rebellion for Freedom, Justice and Equality. This year's gathering will be especially important as the City moves to finalize its plans for Shockoe Bottom.
Volunteering with our CTTT-RVA is a wonderful opportunity to get involved and connect with others. The work you contribute is always valued as we strive to pursue our mission of a just and truthful society that acknowledges and seeks to heal from the racial wounds of the past.
Featured Video And Articles
Check out the featured video and articles below to help further the conversation of racism and its impact.
Hidden History: Effort in DeKalb County seeks to honor black victims of lynchings
DeKalb County is the first in Metro Atlanta to officially partner with the Equal Justice Initiative in recognizing the lynchings that took place in the county. The NAACP lead an effort to organize a week of events in September that were book-ended by the unveiling of two lynching markers, an EJI lynching monument is also in the works.
The sculpture, of an African-American man in streetwear and mounted on a horse, was recently unveiled and will eventually move to Richmond, Va., home to a number of Confederate memorials.. - READ MORE
White students in my race and ethnicity class often learn the most, but few sign up to take it. All colleges should require a course like this to graduate. - READ MORE
"Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced."

- James Baldwin
Coming To The Table - RVA
October, 2019