Media Highlights
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'20 and Odd:' Africans' Arrival in 1619
Four hundred years ago, the first Africans arrived on the shores of Hampton Roads after being torn away from their homeland.
Her ancestors left in chains. She came back as a guest of the president
A light rain danced on Wanda Tucker’s umbrella as the president of the United States stood just steps away, telling the story of her people. Of her.
Hampton to start sister city relationship with an Angolan province
Malanje, Angola, will be Hampton’s fifth sister city, and the second on the African continent.
African Landing Memorial at Fort Monroe to tell story of pain, perseverance
The soon-to-be-unveiled (in 2025)African Landing Memorial at Fort Monroe is a culination of decades of work for a physical acknowledgement of ground zero of the American slave trade and the storyline of the African-American journey.
Tucker family speaks to John Marshall coaches, players about trip to Angola
On a morning that John Marshall boys basketball coach Ty White was officially honored in the school's library as the Naismith National Coach of the Year, Jayem administrators and supporters announced that the Justices' girls and boys teams will take a historic trip to Angola at the beginning of the 2023-24 school year.
#1 in America 🏀 Kings of Style: John Marshall H.S. Champs Outfitted by Verrandall Tucker
Verrandall Tucker (board member of William Tucker 1624 Society) and Virginia’s fmr. Lt. Governor Justin Fairfax teamed up to have the entire John Marshall boys basketball team fitted in blue suits and ties, along with the team coaches.
Tucker family wants to collaborate with Malanje in the fields of education and infrastructure
The Tuckers intend to collaborate with the Provincial Government of Malanje in the areas of education and infrastructure, aiming at the growth of the province.
Beauty and sorrow: Virginia family retraces steps of enslaved Angolan ancestors
In a voyage of remembrance and natural beauty, Euronews joins a family from Virginia on their historic journey to retrace the path of their ancestors who were taken as slaves in 1619.
Editorial: Funding to preserve Black history sites a premium
Recently, the Republic of Angola Ambassador to the United States, Joaquim do Espírito and a delegation, visited Hampton to connect ancestors who existed more than four centuries ago in Angola with their descendants living in America.
Video: The 1619 Story with William Tucker
Listen closely to this conversation as the Bring A Folding Chair special guest Vincent Tucker, President and Board Chair for The William Tucker 1624 Society, tells “ The 1619 Story with William Tucker” through insightful, historical commentary and a charge to give back to their community in Virginia, USA and the country of Angola.
Descendants of 1st enslaved Africans in English North America visit ancestors' birthplace of Angola
Members of the Tucker family of Hampton were invited to come to Angola by the country's president
Descendants of African slaves in US visit Angola
It was a winding road that brought the Tucker family from the United States to Angola. Now they have returned to visit Luanda's Slavery Museum and find answers.
Angola’s President João Lourenço Had A 'Profoundly Emotional' Visit to NMAAHC
During a September 2021 visit to Washington, DC, Angola’s President João Lourenço met with Vincent A. Tucker, the president of the William Tucker 1624 Society, and other members of the Tucker family.
Memorial in Virginia to Honor First Africans Brought to US
The African Landing Memorial will depict a series of events from 1619, when 20 Africans ripped from their homeland in Angola set foot upon North America for the first time, thus beginning hundreds of years of slavery in this country
Bridging the Gap
On August 20, 2021, the William Tucker 1624 Society hosted their annual African Landing Day Program, themed “Bridging the Gap”.
Ambassador from Angola visits Fort Monroe
His Excellency Ambassador Joaquim do Espirito Santo, Angolan Ambassador to the United States, visited Fort Monroe in Hampton, Virginia in the company of members of the Tucker Family.
Preserving History & Seeking Clues
African Americans are preserving the history of their ancestors as a way to better understand how they and their freed descendants contributed to building a new nation.
Art unveiled at 1619 commemoration honors William Tucker and family
Artist Sonja Griffin Evans poses with members of the Tucker family alongside her painting "The First Family," which depicts Anthony, Isabella and William Tucker.