Relying upon Richmond lineage since the 1800's, we share the "untold and unheralded" acts, actors, a Perfect Birthday or Special occasion Gift/Surprise
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Can't pay Tributes to all the Tributaries without the CosmicSphere - Music, Melody, Momentum, Message, Mission ... One Nation! Ever Funkin' On-
http://gravityworld.tv/Video_Content/pfunk.htmlIt was Halloween night and Parliament Funkadelic was about to tear the roof off theHouston Summit, ready to bl...
Rest In Power ... Shout out to my good Brethren, James Smoot and Robert "Bobby" Forsythe IV. From scholastic teammates to man-counsel, family, and life support. The bitter and the sweet. Both will always be fondly remembered and greatly appreciated. Here's one of Smoot's favorite groups, singing 'bout things he lived, not just commented on. Rare birds. Remembering that 8-trak player and songs just like these; standard equipment on our team bus. AbsoSmootly! BeastMLWHS #70
From the 1971 Brunswick album, "(For God's Sake) Give More Power To The People"
Saluting the travels, tribulations, triumphs, tributes, travesties , and trails that our Communities and Soldiers have traversed. Deprived of land, life, and liberty, but still We rise. Ascension lies in God's Eyes. Keep on learning, keep on loving, keep on touring. For full article visit:
The Memphis massacre of 1866[1] was a rebellion with a series of violent events that occurred from May 1 to 3, 1866 in Memphis, Tennessee. The racial violence was ignited by political and social racism following the American Civil War, in the early stages of Reconstruction.[2] After a shooting alter...
In our 20th continuous year since the official beginning of African American Tours of Richmond the moment lends itself to a reflection over the longitudinal beginnings of our business. Beginning in 1977 with Jaynots(C)(R), we embarked on a path of telling the story of the African American experience, followed in 1980 with the development of our protected trademark. Ours were tours that highlighted the "Untold' people and events marking a truly unique existence here in America. We didn't go everywhere, or to any then popular site, it was all about us. W followed with our one of a kind Richmond historical poster, which garnered 2nd Place in a National Program. We teh took our business into the 6th St. Marketplace as one of the original start-up businesses. Thanks to Doug Wilder for being there, one, and for vouching, two. Paths nay diverge but gratefulness is a common road. I look back at the string of annual renewed licenses and thank my Grandparents for instilling biblical values while driving home entreprenural ethic. I thank my family, that has stood behind and encouraged me since day one, though admittedly being clueless as to what it all involved. Now, as adults they both get it and live it. Lastly, I have to thank my old neighbors and communities for rearing and shaping me in a way that continues to guide and direct me today. It is all God's Work! Eternally Thankful. Emmett Jay, for African American Tours. 2004-2024.TMsm(C)(R).
**Noting recent national and global protests and similarities between symbols, hues, banners, flags, etc. worn or displayed by protestors, ours is solely an American expression symbolizing the nation's once enslaved people of color. As to requests about usage of our trademark, we reiterate that the emblem, and any copy or other adaptation is protected intellectual property and duplication or other application, or contortion, in any manner or depiction, without express written and prior consent is strictly prohibited. Thanks for your inquiries and continued support. (C)2024
Top of the morning to You - We started this business over 24 years ago to focus upon upon the shared, "untold", stories of Our Heritage and Achievements, and as well the sacrifices of all who seek unabridged liberty for all Americans. We have been continuously licensed and operating ever since. Even where requestors had only inquiries reflecting a desire to know and understand native African American existences here in the Richmond region, We have been able to fill those voids as well. of of providing liberty services We realize that that none of that could have been possible without God, and your continued insight, support, and patronage. We thank you so much!
If you have recently gone to our website only to find it down and nonresponsive, not to worry. We are still in the business of bringing the very best in Jaynots and liberty sites, products, and services, all of which highlight our brilliant heritage and ingenuity. Should you be a visitor, either to our website or to this page, or seek the creation of your very own designer 3D creation of handcrafted metalwork, please feel free to inquire via this fb page, or text me at the number provided. Bring us your plans or your picture, and we will create a special work unique to you. Thanks again...have a Great Day!
African American Tours of Richmond ... Darkumentary of a People. Since 2003 (R) (C) TM; Jaynots, Since 1977 (R)
Craftsmanship honoring the creative and cultural shoulders on which We stand!
Our Next Community Outing/Exhibit: Pop-Up Market, 10AM, February 3 2024---4712 Forest Hill Ave Richmond Virginia. Since 1977, Thanks For Your Continued Support!
African American Tours of Richmond Darkuments A Life Of Service. With His input and using his collections and archives, tongue lashing and laughing as only He could, and His permission to post and place these and all other such mementoes in a fashion befitting Him and the spirit of Maggie L Walker High School, here's a snapshot of a few of the lifetime accomplishments of Richmond Native Louis Anderson Jr. Apart from a legacy that touched athletes, students, and families "Big Lou" touched the entire Region, and blazed a trail that reached from the District of Columbia into multiple States ... Luther Foster High School, Maggie L Walker High School, Marshall-Walker High School, Armstrong High School, Kittrell College, Claflin College, Virginia State University ... to name a few. Lou also served as the Commissioner of Richmond's Softball League and umpired games "in his psare time" at Luck's Field in Richmond's East End. The games were the height of many fans and families who traveled out to see the triple card games and hear the players argue Lou's calls -- which they never won! SALUTE! (R) (C) 20023-2023
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Always in pursuit of the best that the U.S. could be, and stand for, a "Woke Wensdy" tribute to Entertainer Extraordinaire, Tony Bennett. He didn't just sing it, he lived it! Happy Birthday Sir! Thanks for your Service! Salute. Emmett Jay (C)2023
In an era when most white entertainers stayed on the sidelines, the singer marched for racial equality and resisted apartheid.
Happy Birthday to James Brown and Parliament-Funkadelic/Bootsy's Rubber Band trombonist, Mr. Fred Wesley!
...TBT ... An AfrAm Tours shoutout to a throwback group that still brings it like they did Bak-N-Da-Day. The brainchild of Hopewell native Russell Bennett, this talented quintet (shown here with two members who have since transitioned--may they rest peacefully) headline and open shows for top entertainers, choice venues, and show promoters. When Russell and the Crew ain't sangin', you can find him set up with his mobile food trailer set-ups at various outdoor events throughout the season and region. Thanks to "Dynamics" legendary singer "Anthony" Harris for this treasure featuring the Group together with William "Smokey" Robinson. All The Best -Russell! Keep on keeping it "Bak-N-Da-Day". AfrAm Tours (C)(R) 2023-2023.
Henrico County Juneteenth Celebration
Saturday, June 17, 2023 at Dorey Park
Join Henrico Recreation & Parks for a vendor fair, kids zone, food trucks, and entertainment. FREE and open to the public!
If you have any questions, please call (804) 652-1421 or email [email protected].
FYI... In keeping with our efforts at public service, here is Richmond Virginia's itinerary of upcoming events. Enjoy!
We are celebrating our 20th year of exclusively presenting those sites in and round "history-rich" Richmond Virginia that speak to and highlight indiscriminate liberty. One might think, on the name alone, that ours is a business that does not recognize or excludes the contributions of others but that assumption would be an error. We make it our mantra to tell the "untold", and are proud to have coined the term in its present tourism and historical application. Our stories have shared the previously unheralded and unstated lives and sacrifices of many people, groups, classes, and entities other than ourselves. Sounds great to say "pull oneself up by his or her own bootstraps" but the story of the United States, the ideals for which She stands, and the progress that has been Hers, is, as it ought to be, the produced by the labors, losses, and lives of all of Her inhabitants. So, in this our second uninterrupted decade we pause to recognize the altruistic work and ceaseless passions of a group of Americans oft ignored for their endeavors to lift us all. This upcoming July and for every July thereafter, We here at African-American Tours of Richmond, will recognize European-Americans, those who sacrificed and gave much, such as those in the underground railroad, and the civil rights riders of the 60's. Our stories reflect upon their "untold" roles in the story of human progress alongside mine, yours, and others who unapologetically pursue life, liberty, and the pursuits of happiness. But you'll have to hear it for yourself! The real E Pluribus Unum increasingly not spoken about and actually being outlawed in schools, libraries, and states. Even our poster and published products speak to the universality of the purveyors and protectors of democracy, and the advancements, families, wealth, and achievements they risked to assure liberty for all. I want to take this opportunity to expressly and distinctly acknowledge that we had help, didn't do it all by ourselves, and that the constant drive of some European-Americans has been indispensable in our sojourn, both as a Nation and as a People. From Richmond to Birmingham, and beyond, thank you for your sacrifices and service in the interests of humanity and liberty. SALUTE! What you gave and the losses you experienced do not go unheeded. Godspeed. To inquire about securing our mobile on-site Liberty & Vocational Education gallery for your school, summer, church or other event or program feel free to reach out to us here, or via www.AfricanAmericanTours.com. African American Tours of Richmond / Afr Am Tours Darkumentary of a People. Untold stories of African-American achievement and U.S. Liberty 2003-2023(C)(R)TM Thanks.
***We share not only our hand-made authentic finished steel and bronze products but also share the path taken to get to them from raw materials, and speaking to the value of possessing one's own skillset and trade. A must for today's diversity and youth building efforts. In that regard we note points of origin instead of skin color in our products and narrative, as this approach stays on "who and where", and not on "skin and color". We're all, save Native Americans, from someplace other than the United States of America. Our use of the phrase "European-Americans" appreciates that reality - not intended as a dig or an insult, rather a geo-origin indicator, as used when referencing all other Americans.
Rest in true and divine peace, Tina Turner (born Anna Mae Bullock; November 26th, 1939 – May 24th, 2023)!
Following Our Prior Travel Advisories A Major Civil Rights Organization Reiterates Florida As An Unwelcoming Destination For African-American Visitors & Tourists. We Also Added Texas And Tennessee To That List. We Are Currently Reviewing Similar Reports From Other Places And States.
While We Realize That Many People Of Color Are Ambivalent To And Even Supportive Of Racially Hostile And Disrespectful Treatment And Conduct It May be More Prudent To Take Your family And vacation In A Place That appreciates You As Much As Your Money. Your Families' Money And Time Are Terrible Things To Waste. Doing The Same Things Won't Beget A Different Outcome.
So glad to be a part of this great organization. Setting an example for my kids. Being a part of the change I want to see in the world. Starting in my own community!
Slapping a lil' of the funkiness of One George Clinton & Parliament-Funkadelic to highlight these Lady Wildcats doing a "Classic" Step as they returned to the stands in Richmond's Municipal "City" Stadium following a 70's era halftime performance extraordinaire. AHS, the Alma Mata Home of P-Funk's Thumpin' Drummer Jerome "Big Foot" Brailey; Drum Major. We here at African American Tours of Richmond are celebrating our 20th Year pioneering and sharing the Richmond Region's Untold Legacies. Our off-site vaults hold some 4 hours of vintage "Classic", Richmond Arena, Hovey Field, and other footage clips and interviews showcasing the Pride that launched scholastic athletics and all of its related activities and personalities to the top in Richmond, the State of Virginia, and beyond. The V.I.A. Era ... before the VHSL, eons ahead of its time! Inquire about other Emmages and clips. No businesses, moviemakers, photogs, or publishers please. Peace-
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Untold. A Veritable Who's Who of Ordinary Richmonders, All Who Took The Time Out To Pay Tribute To An Extraordinary Richmonder ... A Man Known Throughout Richmond - A Person Looked Up To By All, Especially Those Who Grew Up At And Played In The Salvation Army Boys & Girls Club at Richmond's 36th & R Streets. Folk who came out to honor one "Harold JugHead Harris" on the occasion of having a Richmond street named in his honor. Truly deserved recognition for His tireless 40+ years of service to the Youth and Families of Richmond, and the Gilpin, Downtown, and Church Hill Vicinities. A prodigy of MLWHS and Legendary Coaches Stretch Gardner and Pierce Callaham, "Jug", both played and coached at MLWHS. We thank Harold Harris for his Service, and those who worked to make this a reality. We SALUTE Him here by sharing the Folks who grew up with him, attended school with him, taught him, and who know him. Posted here with a few Emmages and clips from his dedication ceremonies of April 6 2023. (C) (R)
Updated Travel Advisory---- As We Look For Places To Travel, Vacation and Spend Quality, And Respected, Time Be careful That We Not Visit Or Patronize Locations That Exhibit Disrespect For African-Americans and Our Voices, Contributions, and Dollars. We are advising against spending time or money with or within the State of Tennessee at this time. That State has demonstrated overt acts of racism towards African-Americans. Take care--travel smart!
One of our original "untold" stories about Richmond's African-American and Liberty focused highlights, heroes, and heroines ... the first highlighting Mary Lumpkin being aired 5 years ago, in June 2018. We permit usage only for educational and scholastic purposes. We prohibit any and all unauthorized usage for commercial, business, book, emulation, duplication, competitive, publication, or other marketing, private, personal, monetary, or other compensation or enrichment. To that end we routinely run proprietary notices and tag our works with symbolic protections. We contest all misuses. AfrAm Tours (C) 2018, 2019; 2004-2023. AfrAm Tours.
We highlight the high point in African American achievement & Liberty Sites. Ours is a "Darkumentary of a People®" that can only be accurately told by us.
Site No.23 on our untold and unheralded list of remarkable places is the one we like to call the Mary Lumpkins' Site ©. Once a place where all manners of torture and debauchery took place this lonely isolated spot in Shockoe Valley joined with other pioneer Negro education institutions to galvanize the foundation of Virginia Union University. This is the place where the Freedmen's School was first formed. At a time when one-time slave owners searched for any means to keep Negroes from escaping ignorance through intimidation and suppression of materials Mary Lumpkin braved their ire by permitting the education of freed Negroes to take place in the very Devil's Half-Acre. She certainly didn;t have to, and likely faced all manners of rebuke for doing so but her resolve was steadfast. Criticized by Richmond's Social elite and politicians because she was a Negro, and a woman, and ridiculed by the Negro population for her "high yellow" complexion, Robert Lumpkin's widow, Mary leased one of the very buildings that once harbored human enslavement to be used as a classroom to educate newly freed Negroes. The "Freedmen's School" was just what its name proclaimed - it went on to join with Weyland College (Washington D.C.) and Hartshorn Memorial College (set on the site where the original Maggie L Walker H.S. was built) to form the one of the very first privately owned HBCU's in the United States. One which still thrives today. Small but respected. VUU------ *Note: The image shown is of the jail at Lumpkins. It is not the building used for the Freedman's School. Mary also inherited other properties from her husband, reportedly in New Orleans.
We here at African American Tours of Richmond take this opportunity to wish all a very Happy, Healthy, and Prosperous Thanksgiving Season. As is our practice, during this period of Thanksgiving & Classic reflection, through posts and products we pay homage to the various city rec staff & coaches, and administrators, alumni, and athletes of Maggie L. Walker High School, 1939-1979, that had endearing, yet unheralded, impacts on us, and our communities. This year's offerings are two-fold; a disc and Collectors' Emmages. In response to requests for a tribute to the Legacy of Kenneth Merritt, We have produced a disc, , containing 100's of moving stills of Mert and his times, put to melodies suited for those moments. His teams from childhood to MLW, His venues from the Arena to Coliseum To U Hall, all replete with the Banners, sports articles, coaches, pics and box scores spanning His illustrious Championship era, and, a few of those who came out to celebrate his personna and life.
We are also offering a second "Classic" product, a set of (4) 11X17 limited edition prints illustrating aspects of the Annual Armstrong-Walker Football Classic and MLWHS's extraordinary 40 year existence and contributions. So, whether you're from Walker, West End Playground, the West End itself, the World in general, or just wandered into a gym and got to appreciate Mert driving to the hoop, these are must have archives. You may inquire by reply here.
*Note: Final disc imagery may appear differently than that pictured here. Thanks. Godspeed. AfrAm Tours (C) 2019
Never await selective inclusion where thoughtful indifference has been demonstrated ... Godspeed
From concept to reality .... Please join us here at African American Tours of Richmond as We Celebrate 20 years of continuous African-American and "Liberty Only" sites and services dedicated to sharing the "Untold" facts about our unique American existence, and experience. Over our score of telling Our story through every avenue and God-given gift of expression We have been blessed and talented and have seen visitors from all quarters of the U.S. and a few from overseas; yesterday We welcomed guests from Los Angeles California. Our Special Thanks to the "Manuel" Sisters, L.A. teachers & educators. Though vacationing in Virginia Beach they traveled to Richmond Virginia just to take our tour, and to inquire about welcoming places to get some great seafood, and what to expect in Jamestown and Williamsburg - their next destinations. And to think, they traveled pass both places to come learn about Us and Our history here in Richmond. Previously unheard of for African American travelers. Hooray! We are elated to have played a small part in making Richmond a welcome destination that offers something for all to see and enjoy. It pays to be Native to Richmond, and stay true to your mission. Wealth, buses, and politics have no sway over knowing first-hand. 'Cause you surely can't tell the "untold" if you haven't been told, or weren't here to know what's been told before you got here. Thanks so very much for everyone's support and continued patronage. Looking forward to fresh anointings and new visitors to Our fair City.
Emmett Jay, for African American Tours .... Darkumentary of A People (R)(C) 2003-2023
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Craftsmanship honoring the creative and cultural shoulders on which We stand!
Slapping a lil' of the funkiness of One George Clinton & Parliament-Funkadelic to highlight these Lady Wildcats doing a "Classic" Step as they returned to the stands in Richmond's Municipal "City" Stadium following a 70's era halftime performance extraordinaire. AHS, the Alma Mata Home of P-Funk's Thumpin' Drummer Jerome "Big Foot" Brailey; Drum Major. We here at African American Tours of Richmond are celebrating our 20th Year pioneering and sharing the Richmond Region's Untold Legacies. Our off-site vaults hold some 4 hours of vintage "Classic", Richmond Arena, Hovey Field, and other footage clips and interviews showcasing the Pride that launched scholastic athletics and all of its related activities and personalities to the top in Richmond, the State of Virginia, and beyond. The V.I.A. Era ... before the VHSL, eons ahead of its time! Inquire about other Emmages and clips. No businesses, moviemakers, photogs, or publishers please. Peace- AfrAm Tours(C)(R)tm20023-2023
Untold. A Veritable Who's Who of Ordinary Richmonders, All Who Took The Time Out To Pay Tribute To An Extraordinary Richmonder ... A Man Known Throughout Richmond - A Person Looked Up To By All, Especially Those Who Grew Up At And Played In The Salvation Army Boys & Girls Club at Richmond's 36th & R Streets. Folk who came out to honor one "Harold JugHead Harris" on the occasion of having a Richmond street named in his honor. Truly deserved recognition for His tireless 40+ years of service to the Youth and Families of Richmond, and the Gilpin, Downtown, and Church Hill Vicinities. A prodigy of MLWHS and Legendary Coaches Stretch Gardner and Pierce Callaham, "Jug", both played and coached at MLWHS. We thank Harold Harris for his Service, and those who worked to make this a reality. We SALUTE Him here by sharing the Folks who grew up with him, attended school with him, taught him, and who know him. Posted here with a few Emmages and clips from his dedication ceremonies of April 6 2023. (C) (R)
Richmond's only Native Son Tours Owner & Operator, we have long strived to make this a City that invited and was welcoming to all. It hasn't been an easy slog, more often a lone trudge. But we knew that making all groups of and individual Americans feel at home here required a sheer persistence to rid our public spaces of monuments that uplifted division and animosity. Vitriol that made ours the only tour that didn't include Monument Avenue, and other such sites. We can now say that Richmond Virginia is well on the way to a level of inclusiveness never witnessed here before. Like other steps towards our Freedom, we have lost nary a step in "Darkumenting" every effort in these regards. Since a kid growing up here, with my teenaged community justice co-partner, Freda Farmer, I have long considered it my duty to address inequities, and where possible capture and present the entirety of Richmond's monumental steps to unequivocal dignity for all People. Not a single-minded approach, slights addressed have not been driven by race, wealth, class, and nor by ethnicity. From statues to insuring that historic institutions operate with transparency, to the closing of Maggie L Walker, to the embryonic Maggie Walker/VIA Archives, our stands have been legendary and as diverse as the courtrooms I've sought redress within. All to bring about respect for those who are unheard but who actually paved the way for today with the sweat of their brow. In this regard we have chronicled the removal of personal monuments in public spaces, and, have stood against Virginia Union's current directions as contrary to original intent and unmarred historical preservation. We document freedom and liberty, and those values have no color, or blind allegiance. In our journey to chronicle the instant removal process we were in the right place, at the right time, and got to be one of about 4-5 reporting media on the site when the disassembly reached the level containing the much sought after "time caps
... A snippet of GlenRoy & Co... 2021 2nd St. Festival, @ Richmond Va.
Since 1977 We here at African American Tours of Richmond, In Virginia, have committed ourselves and our savvy to uplifting and preserving all things African American achievement and accomplishment here in the Richmond Region. Chief in that regard has been the accurate portrayal and highlighting of the Maggie L Walker High School 1938-1979 chronolog, and the "Classic" that the School was integral in presenting to the World. Over the years, we have seen great efforts, ours and of others just as concerned, drive every aspect of Richmond's changing culture and its diverse faces of heritage. From monuments to America's First Female Bank President to the clearing away of public displays that denied full and true respect for all of her citizens, Richmond has taken the matters by the horns, if you will, and altered the course history in the process. We have been proud and honored to have "Darkumented" the entire process. This fall Richmond takes yet another step in righting a recognized wrong to the African American community, and to the economic success of the City itself. As we trek towards the return of the high school itself, one day, we stop here to recognize a major undertaking slated for this fall. On the Saturday of renown cherish here, City and Private planners will hold a "Classic Parade" along the route spanning where the two schools, Armstrong & Walker, originally set. But here's Dr. Howard "Hop" Hopkins to share the project, its past and future impact on Richmond, and our trek to return Richmond to its most prolific moments of uplifting virtues. There are far too many involved to cite them all here, but at some point we intend to share the spirited comments of our current mayor with this audience. Thanks to for your continued support. African American Tours (R)(C) 2004-2021 *This PA clip has been edited in the interests of time and drive space.
The Tour Owner & Author Of The Above Liberty Sites Guide Is The Great Grandson of A Richmond Entrepreneurial Family That Pre-dates The 1850’s. The Grandfather is named for and, along with his descendants, hails from the Randolph Community in Richmond’s West End. A professional hauler and minister, he was also a veteran of the Spanish-American War Conflict and buried with military honors behind the church he established in 1916 one of many he and his family started or built. His is amongst the “untold” stories that fly below the radar of the Jackson Wards and the Manchesters and the Maggie Walkers and John Mitchells of Richmond touring lore, but no less important for the exemplary achievements and positive impacts on families, work creation for neighbors, and human example of triumph over obstacles. Consumed by apathy and progress the vast majority of the structures and communities he and his contemporaries walked and worked in now no longer exist. We designed this tour to recapture and retell this and other stories of the “untold” feats and heroes that personified liberty oft spoken of but as yet untold in our Nation, and which lives inspired others to follow suit. Permit us to give you our guided liberty tour or purchase the above touring sites guide, select which places you’d like to see, pick your own time to see them, and then use the guide’s unique settings to visit each site you select. This is a must have tool if you’re a history buff, planning to visit Richmond, or a Richmond citizen seeking to “know” the perspective less told....that of the enslaved who thirsted for freedom, and labored to get there. Message us here, or contact us using any of the contacts listed here. Thanks for visiting with us.
