Remembrance

We acknowledge those who are in everlasting rest and sleep.

Annual Awards Dinner & Honorees Reception

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

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

Annual Awards Dinner & Honorees Reception

Recognition Dinner Ceremony

100 for the 400 Honorees Awards

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

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 to accomplishing this. To honor them is a small measure in consideration of their treatment.

100 for the 400 Honorees Awards
100 for the 400 Essay Competitions

Practice Yields Excellence: Share Your Ideas

100 for the 400 Essay Competitions

Know Your History ... Know Your Story contest that features essays and spoken word. The competition is open to Virginia high school students, 9-12 grade, who attend public, private, and charter schools as well as 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 before 1607.

We have 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 the Presidential Homes and other heritage sites, elements of material culture, and celebrations that link the past with the present.

In the quiet of the winter season, we remember those who are in endless sleep from their journey. We gather for this event to commemorate their lives, give thanks to nature, pour libations, and share as one community in celebration.

This signature event, honoring African, Indigenous, and European ancestors, occurs in December during the holiday season. We give thanks to 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 which gives strength and power to their legacy. Proceeds from this event support The Height Institute.