Join us in commemorating Juneteenth in Vermont through a special panel conversation and portrait photography exhibit. Hear stories from the Vibrant Lives: Discovering Our Roots of Black Vermont oral history project, share your own stories, and grow our community ties.

Vibrant Lives: Discovering Our Roots of Black Vermont is a community-driven public oral history initiative illuminating the often-unseen histories, stories, and living legacies of Black Vermonters—past, present, and future. The project involves youth in conducting the interviews, an approach that not only honors the participants’ stories but also provides young interviewers with an opportunity for direct experiential learning from African descendants who have made and continue to make vital contributions to the community. The multimedia project features audio-visual essays freely available online and a photo exhibit that will be on display at South Burlington Public Library June 30 - August 31.

JOIN US — A Full Day of Beloved Community

Black Experience 2026 + Vibrant Lives Project Community Reveal

Saturday, February 28th | Burlington, Vermont

This is more than a program.
This is an intergenerational gathering.
This is living history.
This is culture in motion.

We invite you to join us for a powerful day of scholarship, artistry, youth leadership, storytelling, and celebration honoring the brilliance, resilience, and humanity of Black people — past, present, and future.

Celebrate Black Brilliance!

Together, The Black Artist Showcase, The Vibrant Lives Project: Discovering Our Roots of Black Vermont, and V.O.W.L. create a powerful space where art, ancestry, and imagination come alive—inviting the whole community to explore heritage, honor, Black brilliance, and celebrate the joy of learning and self-expression.

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Location:
First Unitarian Universalist Society of Burlington
152 Pearl Street, Burlington, VT 05401