Hanover County VA NAACP

06/17/2026

On Juneteenth at the Mechanicsville Library in Mechanicsville, Virginia, Mr. Roger Brown will present a skit that includes the history of six African American families in Hanover County. Their road to freedom program includes other art exhibits as well. The program starts at 10 AM on Friday. The skit will begin at 11 AM on Friday. We hope to see you all there to soak up a little African-American history.

06/17/2026

This Juneteenth, we're open and we'd love for you to spend the day with us!

Juneteenth marks the day freedom finally reached the last enslaved people in this country, and there's no better way to honor it than together, in community, surrounded by the stories that built us.

Join us for Songs of Truth from 11am to 1pm, a program of music and reflection that carries the spirit of the day. After that, we'll be open for regular hours, so come through, take your time, and soak it all in.
..and don't forget to stop by the gift shop while you're here. We've pulled together some special finds just for Juneteenth, so you can take a piece of the celebration home with you.

We'll see you there!

📍 Black History Museum & Cultural Center of Virginia

🗓️ Friday, June 19 | Open 10am–5pm & 🎶 Songs of Truth | 11am–1pm

06/17/2026

The Library will be closed Friday, June 19, and Saturday, June 20, for the Juneteenth holiday. Plan your visit and view our current operating hours at https://www.lva.virginia.gov/use/plan

Image: An early explanation of June 19 as a holiday ran in this edition of the Highland Recorder on February 26, 1932. Read the issue in our Virginia Chronicle online database of historic newspapers. https://www.virginiachronicle.com/?a=d&d=HR19320226.2.65&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN---------

06/16/2026

Candidate forum

06/15/2026

The work never stops! Make sure to join us for our Candidate forum tomorrow, June 16th at 5:30PM at Atlee Library. You'll want to hear from the candidates who will be on the ballot for the upcoming primary. Election day is Aug 4th and early voting begins Thursday, June 18th! See link in comments to get Hanover voter information, including sample ballot, your voting location and more!

06/15/2026

We had a wonderful day celebrating, learning, and building community at our Juneteenth 2026 event!
Special thanks to our host/partner Randolph-Macon College for always being there to help us bring this event to life.
Thanks to the Town of Ashland, Virginia for their continued sponsorship and support. It means so much to have such great partners in our community! Happy Juneteenth to all!

The Hanover County NAACP held its 6th annual Juneteenth Concert and Book Festival Saturday at Randolph-Macon College, featuring music, authors, and community resources.

06/13/2026

We are going for . So much to do and see. We’re here til 5!

06/13/2026

06/12/2026

This is our NAACP’s year of Medgar!Medgar was a field organizer for the NAACP.
Today, we need those young people to step up and become members of your NAACP and get into the work of organizing to get people to the polls to vote, to help people to understand what they are actually voting for.
We need to grow our Hanover Naacp so that we can more adequately cover and assist with the injustice that occur in our community. In the next 18 months.:
We need committed and involved members to do this work. You may be a member on record, but we need you to come and help in doing this work.
If you’re not a member, we need you to join. If you live in Hanover, work in Hanover, or go to church in Hanover, join your local Hanover NAACP. And we’re looking for that young group of people, particularly ages 18 to 30, to become active in maintaining what your ancestors achieved.
Join us at www.hcbnaacp.org.