Harvest Foundation Awards FAHI $254K Grant
Building a sustainable organization to collect and preserve the history of Martinsville’s Fayette Street area and Black history throughout the community is essential for one Martinsville-based nonprofit. FAHI (Fayette Area Historical Initiative) received a 3-year grant of $254,468 from The Harvest Foundation to grow the capacity of the museum to
Juneteenth on Fayette Street
Today usually is a day filled with music, food, laughter, fun and togetherness. But this year in Martinsville and the surrounding area, things will look different for Juneteenth. Celebrating the proclamation of the end of slavery in Galveston, Texas, on June 19, 1865, this day also known as Jubilee Day
FAHI holds annual gala
The Fayette Area Historical Initiative (FAHI) held its fourth-annual “Evening of Elegance” on Friday night at the New College Institute on Baldwin Block in Martinsville. Funds raised in the benefit will be used for additional property or renovating the FAHI African American Museum and Cultural Center at 211 W. Fayette
New display at FAHI
Naomi Hodge-Muse and Renwick Morrison are two of the artists who have work on display at FAHI. Hodge-Muse’s paintings are behind her on the wall at left, and Morrison’s paintings are behind him on the wall at right. The bust between them was made by Meredith Jeffress, and some paintings
FAHI moves museum into Fayette St. building
The Fayette Area Historical Initiative soon will have a new home for its African American Museum and Cultural Center, and funds still are being raised for the effort. FAHI recently bought the building at 211 Fayette St., according to Curtis Millner Sr., FAHI’s board chairman. The building cost $35,000, he
Paradise Inn sign to be displayed at FAHI
The Paradise Inn sign came down Tuesday, but it is not gone forever. In fact, the building that once was an entertainment and nightlife center in Martinsville’s African-American community eventually may be restored for future generations. “The old Paradise Inn has a rich and strong history” in that community, said
