Returns & Remembrance Diaspora Homecoming

Join us for collaboration featuring theatrical performance '200 Years of Returns' at our Returns and Remembrance: Diaspora Homecoming on July 26 (Liberian Independence Day) at Bloomberg Hall on Johns Hopkins University's Homewood Campus at 6 pm with special guest, co-hosted with African Diaspora Alliance.

In partnership with Inheritance Baltimore: B4 Youth Theatre African Diaspora Alliance, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, Johns Hopkins University Center for Africana Studies, Billie Holiday Center for Liberation Arts, Slavery & Justice Conference, Program in Racism, Immigration, and Citizenship, Johns Hopkins University Museums.

Come join us as we celebrate this historic event!

About '200 Years of Returns'

“200 Years of Returns” is a collaboration between Burning Barriers Building Bridges (more commonly known as B4 Youth Theatre in Liberia) and the Museum Theatre Department of Colonial Williamsburg (CW) in Virginia, United States. This interactive performance juxtaposes past and present "returns" to Liberia since 1822 when Black American settlers first arrived encountering various African ethnic groups.

A team of five actors from B4 Youth Theatre in Liberia have shared the stage with actors from CW Virginia at Hennage Auditorium in the Colonial Williamsburg Arts Museum to commemorate the “200 Years of Returns” anniversary (Learn more about '200 Years of Returns'). They continue to speak history through the arts which you will see first hand in Returns and Remembrance: Diaspora Homecoming on July 26th and the next upcoming event on July 27th at Hosanna School Museum.

Upcoming Shows

July 24th: African Artists Gathering with B4 Youth Theatre

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July 27th: Join B4 Youth Theatre and our partner Hosanna School Museum as we showcase our next performance of '200 Years of Returns'!

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Kindly donate to support the B4YT Liberia team with the activities in the United States. Every member of the team is confident about the upcoming events. Each person is looking forward to the lessons and experience to share with their colleagues upon return to Liberia, West Africa.