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Oct
2
Wed
2019
Halls Hill Stories: Challenging Racism Continued @ Calloway Methodist Church
Oct 2 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Halls Hill Stories: Challenging Racism Continued @ Calloway Methodist Church

Challenging Racism: Continued welcomes you to an evening of local history and stories with Wilma Jones, author of My Halls Hill Family: More Than a Neighborhood.

Part memoir, part historic chronicle, Jones’ multi-generational narrative, My Halls Hill Family, begins in the mid-1800s and sketches modern drama in an evocative, personal statement on segregation and life-long community ties.

The historic Hall’s Hill neighborhood is full of stories and history. You might have heard of the Hall’s Hill Wall, come learn more about the history and community behind it.

Hall’s Hill Stories
Challenging Racism: Continued
Wednesday, October 2, 2019

6:30 – 7:00 pm  Gathering and Refreshments
7:00 – 8:30 pm  Interview and Q&A

The discussion will be held in the historic Calloway United Methodist Church.

Nov
13
Wed
2019
Learn from This Place: Bring Arlington to Halls Hill @ Virginia Hospital Center Auditorium
Nov 13 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Learn from This Place: Bring Arlington to Halls Hill @ Virginia Hospital Center Auditorium

As Arlington Changes, One Neighborhood Looks Back at Its History

Formerly Segregated Neighborhood History to be in the Spotlight

Arlington, VA— September 9, 2019The John M. Langston Citizens Association proudly announces two events, a Panel and Performance and a Walking Tour of the Historic Halls Hill – High View Park neighborhood, all funded by a grant award from Virginia Humanities.

The project is an outgrowth of the Cigar Box Project, an initiative led by the organization, Changing Arlington’s Narrative on Race. In this project 280 Arlington middle schoolers participated in a project incorporating Piedmont Blues music, Halls Hill neighborhood history and building cigar box guitars. “We are excited to build upon the successful Cigar Box Project to shine a light on the history of our neighborhood and to continue the dialogue among the community about Race in Arlington,” said Wilma Jones Killgo, President of the Citizens Association and author of “My Halls Hill Family: More Than a Neighborhood.” Ms. Jones Killgo participated in the Cigar Box Project and is Project Director of the grant.

The Panel and Performance event titled, “Learn from This Place: Bringing Arlington to Halls Hill” will be held Wednesday, November 13th at 6:30 PM at the Virginia Hospital Center’s Auditorium at 1701 North George Mason Drive. The Walking Tour will be Saturday, November 16th from 10-Noon at various locations in the neighborhood, including Langston Community Center, Fire Station 8, both once segregated facilities in the County.

The purpose of the project is to expose the larger Arlington community to the history of Halls Hill and other Arlington African American neighborhoods to make them aware of the deeply rooted institutional racism that characterized the County and the resiliency of these communities in face of this racism. The evening event includes a panel comprised of former and current African American community residents and educators and a performance by the Phil Wiggins Blues House Party with members of the Arlington middle school Cigar Box Project students.

Virginia Humanities is the state humanities council, working to tell the stories of all Virginians. This program is funded through the Virginia Humanities Community Grants Initiative. The John M. Langston Citizens Association is the civic organization advocating for the Halls Hill – High View Park neighborhood.

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For more information about the event and organizations:

John M. Langston Citizens Association – https://www.highviewpark.com/

Virginia Humanities – https://www.virginiahumanities.org/

Phil Wiggins Blues House Party – https://www.philwiggins.com/

Rick Franklin – https://hokumblues.com/

Cigar Box Project

Nov
16
Sat
2019
Halls Hill Walking Tour @ Halls Hill - High View Park Neighborhood
Nov 16 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

More info coming soon!

Jun
18
Sat
2022
Juneteenth Celebration! (Book Sales and Signing) @ Wilson Boulevard Christian Church
Jun 18 @ 11:00 am – 2:00 pm

Wilma will have a vendor table for sales and signing of her two books about the Halls Hill neighborhood:

My Halls Hill Family: More Than a Neighborhood

My Halls Hill Family Four Books

Little Michael Visits Fire Station 8

Jun
21
Tue
2022
Book Launch Social Hour (for Little Michael Visits Fire Station 8) @ Rustico Restaurant - Ballston
Jun 21 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Join Wilma to celebrate the launch of her first children’s picture book, “Little Michael Visits Fire Station 8” at Rustico Restuarant in the Ballston neighborhood in Arlington, VA.

Appetizers provided
Cash bar

 

Jun
23
Thu
2022
An Evening with Wilma Jones: “My Halls Hill Family” (Keynote Presentation) FREE EVENT! @ Arlington Central Library - Barbara M. Donnellan Auditorium
Jun 23 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm

Join Central Library in welcoming author Wilma Jones to discuss her book, “My Halls Hill Family: More Than a Neighborhood.”

The Halls Hill community’s roots were a pre-Civil war plantation. By the early 1900’s the neighborhood became 100% African American. Many of the residents were descendants of slaves. The Black communities in Arlington were consistently fighting Jim Crow racism and worked to raise their families with dignity and respect.

Wilma Jones is a fourth-generation resident of the Halls Hill – High View Park neighborhood. She’s a top performing sales director and an author, speaker and the CEO of Wilma J, LLC, a business consulting company.

RSVP for an event reminder.

This event is part of the Library’s celebration of Juneteenth.

For our current policies on masking please see our Library Operations Update.

My Halls Hill Family Four Books 

Jun
25
Sat
2022
Book Reading and Signing for Children and Families! @ FOHTA Gallery
Jun 25 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Join Wilma for the first public reading of the new children’s picture book, “Little Michael Visits Fire Station 8.” The book is written for children from preschool to third grade. Bring the family!

 

Mask wearing encouraged.

 

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About Wilma Jones

Wilma Jones is an author, speaker, civic activist, community leader, local historian and the CEO of Wilma J, LLC a business consulting company.

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HallsHill.com is a virtual space for people who want to learn more about Arlington VA history, told from the perspective of a local Black historian. Wilma Jones, a fourth generation resident of the Halls Hill neighborhood in Arlington is the author of "My Halls Hill Family: More Than a Neighborhood," and the children's picture book, "Little Michael Visits Fire Station 8. "

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