Getting together to get ahead for 44 years!
Come to Grill 28 in Portsmouth, NH
TUESDAY, November 19th
5:30pm-8:00pm
$45/Members; $50/1x Guest
SEACOAST WOMEN’S NETWORK
invites you to join us & guest speaker
Seacoast Women's Network presents
NORA SUAREZ LEWIS
"THE BLACK HERITAGE TRAIL OF
NEW HAMPSHIRE"
From the docks of Portsmouth, where merchants engaged in the trans-Atlantic slave trade unloaded their cargo, to the northern border with Canada where many escaping captives found their first moment of freedom, the Granite State holds a multitude of stories that mark the milestones of its complex history.
For more than 300 years, the lives of African people and their descendants have been a part of New Hampshire’s history. Yet this African American history has long been hidden in the shadows, even though Black lives have been intermixing with White lives in highly personal ways.
The Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire promotes awareness and appreciation of African American history and life in order to build more inclusive communities today. We believe that if we could embrace our shared history, we could heal racial anxiety and misunderstanding -- in our communities, our state, and in this country.
Nora Suarez Lewis is a first-generation Cuban American. She is currently the Development Associate for the Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire. She comes to the Trail with a long history of customer service, sales, and civic engagement. She enjoys working with and mentoring youth. For 13 years she was a Troop Leader for the Hollis Girl Scouts, Troop 2034, as well as leader for the Silver Stirrups 4-H Club for Horses. Nora has served as the President of the Hollis Woman's Club and President of the Colonial Garden Club of Hollis. More recently, she had the privilege of being a lead floral designer for Art in Bloom at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
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