Discussing Richmond's Black History with the Community Memory Fellow
A Richmond native who is the Richmond Public Library's Community Memory Fellow, Marvin L. Hicks will lead a discussion about the history of Richmond's Black residents. Marvin will discuss topics not readily known, as well as how Richmond residents can utilize the Memory Lab and the history-filled Richmond Room to preserve our own family histories.
Light Refreshments will be available, while they last.
- Date:
- Saturday, February 14, 2026
- Time:
- 1:00pm - 2:00pm
- Location:
- Hull Street Meeting Room
- Categories:
- Black History Month Civic Life Genealogy Lectures & Talks Richmond Room
- Audience:
- All Ages
Meldon Jenkins-Jones is the Richmond Public Library / Community Services Manager at Hull Street Branch Library.
Meldon also chairs the Get Lit Advisory Committee which supports the Richmond Public Library Get Lit Reading Initiatives including the Black Male Emergent Readers (BMER) program and the Lit Chicks Read book clubs.
Meldon is a graduate of the Leadership Metro Richmond Class of 2022. She was the first recipient of the Virginia Library Association (VLA) Librarians of Color Forum Award in 2021 and is an active member of VLA. She presented “Libraries Bringing Community Together” at the 2023 VLA Annual Conference.
In 2011, Meldon received her Master of Library and Information Studies from Florida State University. She received her Juris Doctor degree from Rutgers University School of Law—Newark and practiced law in New Jersey until her retirement in 2003. Meldon received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts, where she studied African American Studies and Russian Civilization.
A Metro Richmond resident, Meldon is the mother of two adult children and enjoys spending time with her grandchildren.
