Dr. Monroe E. Harris Jr. and Hossein Sadid, BHM board members, toast to a successful opening. Board Co-chair Bessida Cauthorne White and Chairwoman Marilyn H. West helped lead the multimillion-dollar project. Elijah Crawley, 12, an Elko Middle School student and son of museum director Tasha Chambers, learns firsthand from former Gov. L. Douglas Wilder.
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Black History Museum & Cultural Center of Virginia opens with 3-day event
Hundreds of people joined in the grand opening celebration last weekend of the Black History Museum & Cultural Center of Virginia in Jackson Ward.
