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Jan
8
Tue
2019
HBCU Digest After Dark Podcast @ HBCU Digest Podcast Network
Jan 8 all-day

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Check out the HBCU Digest Podcast. Author Wilma Jones discusses her latest book ‘My Halls Hill Family,’ and the value of HBCUs in the evolution of one black community in Northern Virginia.

CLICK HERE—>>> PODCAST

Feb
4
Mon
2019
APS Desegregation: A 60th Anniversary Tribute @ Stratford Middle School (Soon to be Dorothy Hamm Middle School)
Feb 4 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Arlington Public Schools: A 60th Anniversary Tribute

Honoring the Past, Envisioning the Future

Join the Arlington community to hear the story of integration from the students who experienced it, including my brother, Michael G. Jones. The Arlington County Board Chair, Christian Dorsey will speak about “moving forward” after this recognition and where we go next as a community.

My Halls Hill Family: More Than a Neighborhood books will be for sale from 6-6:30p prior to the program and again from 7:30-8p and books can be personally signed.

Hope to see you there!

 

Feb
28
Thu
2019
Michelle Obama’s “Becoming” Book Talk @ Southern Regional Technology and Recreation Complex
Feb 28 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm

Join the community for the “Becoming” Book Talk at the Maryland National Park and Planning Commission’s Prince George’s County Southern Regional Technology and Recreation Complex on 2/28/19 from 6:30-8:30 pm.  I will moderate the event. I know we’ll have an exciting and engaging evening discussion of our #FLOTUSForever’s new book!

M-NCPPC
Prince George’s Department of Parks and Recreation
Southern Regional Technology and Recreation Complex
7007 Bock Road
Ft. Washington, MD 20744

Sep
17
Tue
2019
Housing Happy Hour with the Alliance for Housing Solutions @ Alliance for Housing Solutions
Sep 17 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Housing Happy Hour with the Alliance for Housing Solutions @ Alliance for Housing Solutions

Join us for (free!) drinks, networking, and a conversation with author Wilma Jones. Her book, “My Halls Hill Family: More than a Neighborhood,” tells the story of a historically African-American community that dates back to 1850 when Bazil Hall purchased 327 acres of land for a plantation.

This event is open to anyone who is curious about affordable housing and the history of Arlington.

RSVPs are not required but will help us plan. Send an email with your name and those of any guests you plan to bring to ahstaff@allianceforhousingsolutions.org.

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.

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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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