by giavanni.washington | Oct 1, 2022 | News
Building a bigger table to repair systems that perpetuate injustices For communities nationwide, “fixing what’s broken” has led to establishing truth and reconciliation committees to uncover and address their racial histories and to make amends. In 2021, Williamsburg,...
by giavanni.washington | Sep 16, 2022 | News
Slavery Ties That Bind Freedom Long-time CTTT leaders Betty Kilby Baldwin and Phoebe Kilby, co-authors of Cousins: Connected Through Slavery, were interviewed by Eddie Robinson of Houston Public Radio. To listen to their powerful story, CLICK HERE....
by giavanni.washington | Sep 14, 2022 | News
My father’s family kept slaves – and he defended it. Acknowledging it matters Maud Newton, author of Ancestor Trouble: A Reckoning and a Reconciliation (Random House) has written for Esquire, Harpers, NY Times Magazine and more. She interviewed several CTTT members...
by giavanni.washington | Aug 19, 2022 | News
Commemorating the first Africans in Virginia Building a Bigger Table to commemorate the first Africans in Virginia. On August 20, 1619, a large ship arrived off the coast of present-day Hampton, Virginia. These Africans and their descendants would transform the...
by giavanni.washington | May 19, 2022 | News
Real Women. Real Purpose. Talk Show. Venetia Bailey and Cathy Roberts, co-facilitators of the Montgomery County, Maryland local affiliate group of CTTT, were interviewed by Ginny Robertson for the Real Women. Real Purpose. Talk Show. A powerful discussion. Feel free...
by giavanni.washington | May 19, 2022 | News
Candid and Courageous Conversations COVER STORY at The Beacon, by Glenda C. Booth. Highlighting the work of Danita Rountree Green and Marsha Summers (pictured at right) the co-CEOs of the CTTT Local Affiliate Group, Coming Together Virginia, the Richmond nonprofit...