The JXN Project

09/26/2025

Construction is well underway for The JXN Haus and Skipwith-Roper Cottage and filming is also moving along with “Declarations of Independence” in partnership with PBS NPR VPM — with direction by Stacey Holman and production by Maya Tepler. The JXN Project would like to thank the BHMVA, VHMC, Preservation Virginia, and The Valentine for offering their beautiful sites as a filming location!

09/22/2025

The JXN Project would like to thank everyone who attended the JXN Community Dedication Day, where we inscribed well wishes on the framing of the Skipwith-Roper Cottage and buried time capsules that have been collected since the project’s inception at the foot of the Skipwith-Roper Cottage.

The final cottage will include a placard with the following instructions — “On April 17, 2026, The JXN Project buried a time capsule at this site in tribute to Abraham Peyton Skipwith, to include artifacts to commemorate the contributions of Black Richmonders and Jackson Wardians. In exactly 100 years from this date, the custodians of this historic site are instructed to open the time capsule to celebrate the founding week of Jackson Ward, which was established on April 17, 1871.”

As a save the date, JXN will participate in a symposium at LVA on October 4 as part of “House to Highway: Reclaiming a Community History” — followed by tabling at the Second Street Festival in partnership with VCU. Also, on October 25, the project will participate in a symposium on “Revolutions” at VHMC. Then, the project will take a winter break to focus on completing construction in partnership with Team Henry in time for “The Skipwith-Roper Homecoming” on April 17-19, 2026 — returning with a JXN Community Build Day on March 14, 2026 with Habitat for Humanity.

The project would like to express our deepest gratitude for the community’s continued support as we make progress towards the grand opening of the first phase of the site — may the ancestors be pleased! 🖤✊🏽🏠 [📸 ]

09/13/2025

As a friendly reminder, we look forward to seeing you at 303 E. Bates Street on Saturday, September 20, 2025 from 10am-11am EST for the “JXN Community Dedication Day” where we invite community members to inscribe well wishes on the framing of The JXN Haus and bury personalized time capsules at the Skipwith-Roper Cottage — and coffee and light refreshments will be provided by Urban Hang Suite. We hope to see you there!

09/10/2025

You are cordially invited to join the Library of Virginia and The JXN Project on Thursday, September 25, 2025 from 12pm-1pm EST for a virtual talk with Richard Rothstein — Senior Fellow Emeritus of the Thurgood Marshall Institute of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund and Distinguished Fellow of the Economic Policy Institute. During the talk, Rothstein will discuss his books — “The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America” and “Just Action: How to Challenge Segregation Enacted Under the Color of Law.”

In “The Color of Law,” Rothstein posits how segregation in the United States of America is the byproduct of government policies at the local, state, and federal level. In “Just Action”, he describes how to address the disparate impact of segregation on communities of color through localized strategies.

This talk is part of programming for our exhibition titled “House to Highway: Reclaiming a Community History”, which is on view at the Library of Virginia from July 14, 2025 to February 28, 2026. This is a free event, but registration is required — for more information, please visit lva.virginia.org. See you there!

09/07/2025

The JXN Project is honored to share its receipt of the 2025 Change Makers Award from Initiatives of Change alongside Dr. Ram Bghat, Tanya Gonzalez, and Sereen Haddad. Please join us at the Hippodrome Theater on Wednesday, September 24, 2025 at 6pm for the 5th Annual Community Conversation and Change Makers Awards Program — please click the link below for more information and we hope to see you there!

Join us Sept 24, 6–8:30pm at the Hippodrome for the IofC Changemakers Awards & conversation with this year’s honorees.

09/07/2025

The JXN Project would like to thank Greg Schneider of The Washington Post for amplifying “The Skipwith-Roper Homecoming” in today’s issue — to have the life, liberty, lineage, and legacy of Abraham Peyton Skipwith as “The Founding Father of Jackson Ward” amplified in the country’s third largest publication is no small feat for this small non-profit!

Projects to celebrate Richmond’s diverse origins, Black heritage, Lost Cause mythmaking and more are flourishing in place of dismantled Confederate monuments.

09/01/2025

JXN construction update — level two framing is complete. We look forward to seeing you at 303 E. Bates Street on Saturday, September 20th from 10am-11am for the “JXN Dedication Day” where we invite community members to inscribe well wishes on the framing and bury personalized time capsules — and coffee and light refreshments will be provided by Urban Hang Suite. We hope to see you there!

08/24/2025

The JXN Project is excited to announce a new merch drop — apparel as part of “The Skipwith-Roper Homecoming” is now available via our Bonfire Shop at thejxnproject.org!

08/17/2025

JXN construction update — we have framing and we hope to see you on September 20 from 10am-11am for “JXN Dedication Day” where community members are invited to write well wishes on the interior walls and bury time capsules collected along the road to “The Skipwith-Roper Homecoming”!

08/11/2025

JXN construction update — we have slabbing. Next up — framing! [📸 | ]

07/30/2025

The JXN Project proudly invites you to join us for a dedication day where community members are welcomed to write well wishes on the framing of The JXN Haus and Skipwith-Roper Cottage on Saturday, September 20, 2025 from 10am-11am at 303 E. Bates Street — refreshments will be provided by Urban Hang Suite and we hope to see you there!