A newspaper article from 1871 shows a map of the gerrymandered Jackson Ward. Photo: “The Daily State Journal,” Richmond, VA

Dated Monday Evening, April 24, 1871, an archival copy of "The Daily State Journal" newspaper from Richmond, Virginia displays a map of the gerrymandered Jackson Ward.

Enjoli Moon (left) and Dr. Sesha Joi Moon (right), more commonly known as "the Moon sisters," grew up in Richmond, Virginia and co-created the JXN Project. Photo: Sandra Sellars

Two Black sisters stand side by side.

The JXN Project

Jackson Ward in Richmond, Virginia was the nation's first Black urban district. A historically important home belonging to the ward's first known Black homeowner was condemned and moved to a nearby plantation in the 1950's. The JXN Project is working to recreate the home as a national historic landmark and community space. Photo: Mark Gormus for ”Richmond Times-Dispatch“

In an open field, a truck tows a fully constructed house on a flatbed.

The Legacy and Home of Jackson Ward’s First Black Homeowner

Artists as Catalysts

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Beyond Incarceration

A side profile of a Black poet who is wearing glasses and a hat with a feather hat pin.

Borderlands Cultures

In portrait orientation, an aerial view of a major highway running parallel to a large border wall set on a hilly landscape

Civic Engagement

A man in a brown jacket stands in front of blue bulletin board that is covered with papers and advertisements  

Evolving Higher Education

A vertical image of an Indigenous person who is sitting on a chair in front of a backdrop.

Expanding Public Knowledge

An interior room filled with audio and video equipment 

Monuments and Memory

A multicolored painted totem pole set in front of a foggy forest landscape

Multivocality

Five people stand together in a group photo. They are laughing and smiling.

Power of the Word

Five colorful neon signs hang on the wall with messages that include, "Freedom cannot wait," "Brown owned," and "America is for Dreamers."

Public Places‚ Public Stories

A group of Indigenous Maskoke people stand and sit in the wooden frame of a structure in a woods

Puerto Rico and Its Diaspora

In a vertical image, a black leather vest is adorned with colorful pins across the front of it. Embroidery on the vest reads: "Felícitas "La Prieta" Méndez" 