John R. Lewis Mural Unveiling
Friday, May 26, 5-6P
Sankofa Community Orchard

Join us Friday May 26th at 5pm as we unveil the mural of John R .Lewis Sir James Thornhill at the Sankofa Community Orchard. This mural celebrates the legacy of the late John R. Lewis, co-founder of Renew Richmond and an inspirational figure in the Richmond Black Food Justice community. John worked extensively with Roanoke and Richmond inner-city youth in schools and communities -- Roanoke’s Gainsboro, Melrose-Rugby, Hurt Park, Addison; and Richmond’s Gilpin Court, Summer Hill, Reid, Green, Blackwell, Boushall, J. L. Francis, Westover Hill, and numerous Boys and Girls Clubs throughout the city. He taught students how to grow their own food, often providing a respite for some from gang activity while “hanging out with John in the garden.” John eventually co-founded and became Executive Director of Renew Richmond, a nonprofit that operated several extensive urban agricultural sites and pop-up stands where fresh produce was grown, harvested, distributed, and sold by children and adults in Richmond’s poor and predominantly Black communities.

Free Admission