JOIN US — A Full Day of Beloved Community
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.
Please scan the QR code to donate. Make sure to select Black Experience (BX) in the “Use this donation for” dropdown to ensure your contribution supports BX 2026.
🌿 Vibrant Lives Project Community Reveal
📍 Fletcher Free Library | 2:00–3:00pm
235 College Street, Burlington, VT
Please use the QR code to donate to Vibrant Lives. Payments accepted via GoFundMe, PayPal, Venmo and CashApp.
Be among the first to experience the unveiling of the Vibrant Lives Project: Discovering Our Roots of Black Vermont — a dynamic oral history initiative preserving the stories of Black Vermonters who have been agents of change across the African Diaspora.
✨ Meet youth interviewers
✨ Experience powerful narratives
✨ Witness the first iteration of a traveling living museum exhibit
This is history told in our own words.
🎤 Youth Engagement & Community Open Mic
📍 Fletcher Free Library | 3:00–4:00 PM
An open, welcoming space for youth led initiatives, youth voices and community expression.
Poetry. Reflection. Music. Testimony.
Bring your voice. Bring your presence. Bring your whole self.
🍽️ BX Community Dinner
📍 Contois Auditorium | 4:30–5:45 PM
149 South Winooski Ave, Burlington, VT
Gather at the table. Break bread. Build connection.
Beloved Community grows when we share space and conversation.
🎭 Black Experience 2026 — Main Event
📍 Flynn Theater | 6:00 PM
153 Main Street, Burlington, VT
An unforgettable evening featuring nationally recognized voices, powerful artistry, and transformative dialogue.
This year’s Black Experience continues the 100-year legacy of Negro History Week becoming Black History Month — inaugurated by Dr. Carter G. Woodson — and reaffirms our commitment to honoring culture, truth, and collective progress.
Why This Day Matters
We are living in consequential times.
Storytelling is preservation.
Gathering is resistance.
Celebration is power.
This experience is intentionally intergenerational — welcoming elders, youth, families, artists, educators, and community builders.
How You Can Participate
✔️ Attend one segment — or the entire day
✔️ Invite family and friends
✔️ Share the flyer
✔️ Scan the QR codes to support Black Experience and Vibrant Lives Project
✔️ Help us sustain youth leadership and community storytelling
Intergenerational. Educational. Cultural. Transformative.
We would love it if you joined us.
Let’s celebrate.
Let’s remember.
Let’s build.
Let’s rise — together.
In Gratitude,
Rajnii Eddins
Black Experience 2026
Vibrant Lives Project
For more info contact: vibrantlivesprojectvt.org