Four-day Black Pride RVA celebration returns
Free Press staff report | 7/11/2024, 6 p.m.
![The seventh annual Black Pride RVA, a four-day celebration of Richmond’s LGBTQIA+ community of color, is set for July 18-21. The seventh annual Black Pride RVA, a four-day celebration of Richmond’s LGBTQIA+ community of color, is set for July 18-21.](https://epmgaa.media.clients.ellingtoncms.com/img/croppedphotos/2024/07/11/BLACK_PRIDE_RVA_071721_RHB2-2_t580.jpg?8f1b5874916776826eb17d7e67de7278c987ca33)
The seventh annual Black Pride RVA, a four-day celebration of Richmond’s LGBTQIA+ community of color, is set for July 18-21.
Organized by Us Giving Richmond Connections (UGRC), the event themed “Feel Our Pride” kicks off July 18 with a party at Godfreys on East Grace Street from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m.
The Community Root Awards ceremony takes place July 19 at Diversity Richmond on Sherwood Avenue, starting at 7 p.m. with an after-party at 10 p.m.
On July 20, the Greater Richmond Convention Center hosts the free “Day of Purpose Festival” from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Virginia Honors Ball follows at Diversity Richmond, at 5 p.m., featuring Jack Mizrahi and Boom Balenciaga.
The celebration concludes July 21 with a free block party at Richmond Triangle Players from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Black Pride RVA, which began in 2018 as Virginia’s first Black LGBTQIA+ pride festival, aims to improve health and wellness for Black LGBTQ+ individuals through education and community building.
UGRC formed the event after discussions in 2016 about celebrating LGBTQIA+ experiences of people of color in greater Richmond. More information is available at blackpriderva.com.