The Rosenwald Centennial Project
ROSENWALD ACRES' 2025 EARTH DAY FESTIVAL
KIJANA / "THE GRIOT"
Kijana Wiseman, MEd., has appeared on stages in 23 countries; is an award-winning playwright and an APCA National College Performing Artist of the Year.
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Storytelling, Vaudeville, Show-tunes,
Motown and Oldies
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WE WILL ZOOM THE STAGE!
FREE! Earth Day Sunday Zoom Performance.
Join Zoom Meeting
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Meeting ID: 850 0124 1966
Passcode: Earthday
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WANT TO REALLY HAVE FUN?
Bring your RV or Tent & Camp Overnight!
Primitive, off-grid camping is available for Saturday and Sunday nights.
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Vendor Booths: $50 / $75
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DIRECTIONS:
LOCATION: Rosenwald School Acres
639 Rosenwall Rd., Huntsville Texas, 77320.
Just 4 miles north of the new Huntsville Police station.
TEXT DIRECTIONS:
Take Highway 45 to exit 118 turn east to TX-75. Turn right onto TX-75 S... Turn left onto FM 2821..... Past the Wynne Prison Unit and Turn North/left at the blinking light to Rosenwall Rd at the Huntsville Police Station. Drive 4 miles north to just past George Wilson Road (named after a Rosenwald School alumnus).
Community Beneficiary
Caring for the Founders...
Rosenwald School Acres' Kittrell-Wilson Cemetery Restoration and Maintenance. This cemetery is where the bodies of the Rosenwald School founders and primary caregivers are buried. 50% of donations raised will help repair the overgrown 1/4 mile access trail from Rosenwall Road to the Cemetery gate; renovate the headstones and purchase headstones for folk who are missing one.
The project also helps re-purpose the old Rosenwald School grounds towards creating an earth-friendly, zero-emission, atmospheric water generated, solar-powered multi-generational community space!
HUNTSVILLE HEROES EXHIBIT
Historic educational and preservation projects of
Samuel Walker Houston Museum
https://www.samuelwalkerhoustonmuseum.com/
NPO # 73-1720777
A portion of proceeds raised will benefit the "HUNTSVILLE HEROES" photo exhibits and historical preservation projects of this newspaper that chronicled the history of African Americans in Texas since 1893.
Donations also benefit the performing artists and continued upkeep of historic Rosenwald School Acres and the Kittrell-Wilson Cemetery.
Zelle: RosenwaldAcres@gmail.com or CashApp: $RosenwaldAcres
Step Back in Time!
Historic educational and preservation projects of
HOUSTON INFORMER FOUNDATION, INC.
NPO # 86-2509947
The Houston Informer and Texas Freeman newspaper first hit the streets in 1893. The newspaper became the hub of a multi-city chain chronicling newsmakers for Black communities in Houston, Dallas, Galveston, Huntsville, Beaumont, Austin, New Orleans and greater East Texas.--unifying the communities they served. By the 1950s, the paper became a major player in advancing the call for civil rights for citizens of African descent.
“Step Back In Time”
The exhibit showcasing the accomplishments and impact the Publishers of the Houston Informer and Texas Freeman had on eliciting positive change with Texas and the nation.
Featured publishers: Charles N. Love, Emmett J. Scott, Clifton Richardson, Carter Walker Wesley, George “Mr. Mac” McElroy and Lorenza P. Butler, Jr.
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A portion of proceeds raised will benefit the "HUNTSVILLE HEROES" photo exhibits and historical preservation projects of this newspaper that chronicled the history of African Americans in Texas since 1893.