First Friday Freedom

08/01/2025

It’s a First Friday week, Y’all!!! And guess what! Today is Mom’s 85th Birthday!!! This Edition of honors and celebrates the woman who carried her and raised her to be about the business of and !

Join us!

🚪📝 Doors + Sign-up at 7:00 pm.
🎤 Show at 8:00 pm.
📍Tropics Island Grill, 106 S. 15th Avenue, Hopewell, VA!
💲Free entry! Support the venue. Order from the menu!

06/19/2025

Juneteenth: an Emancipation and Return Ritual explained by historian Dr. Greg Carr during In Class with Carr session produced by Karen Hunter, via the I Am Karen Hunter and Knarrative platforms.

This year, the KMOSS Presents BlackHopeVA Juneteenth observance which honors and continues the tradition of celebration, education, and cultural enrichment that -Rose Metzger-n began in 2006 for Juneteenth in Hopewell, Virginia - will be on Friday, July 4th at Tropics Island Grill in a special edition of First Friday Freedom!

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Dr. Greg Carr and Karen have a discussion about the origins of and how it spread throughout the country and its ties to everything from Family Re...

05/02/2025

First Friday Freedom, a BlackHopeVA event curated by KMOSS with host Vitamin and DJ REAL True POET aka Sudan Aunu!

🚪📝 Doors and Sign-up at 8:00!
🎤 Show at 9:00!
📍Tropics Island Grill, 106 S. 15th Avenue, Hopewell, VA!
💲Free entry! Support the venue. Order from the menu!

Join us! ♥️🖤💚

Every First Friday, February - October!

05/02/2025

It’s a First Friday! It’s our night! It’s our time!

It’s First Friday Freedom OPEN MIC night! 🎤 🔥

Tonight we have a special edition! Sudan Aunu’s Artist Vibe Out meets First Friday Freedom!

🚪📝 Doors and Sign-up at 8:00!
🎤 Show at 9:00!
📍Tropics Island Grill, 106 S. 15th Avenue, Hopewell, VA!
💲Free entry! Support the venue. Order from the menu!

KMOSS Presents BlackHopeVA

04/03/2025

You already know what time is it!🔥Come chill with us this Friday, 04.04.2025 for the experience!!!

First Friday Freedom is an authentic open mic! We invite all poets, spoken word artists, singers, comedians, and anyone that wants to vibe out and perform!

We’ll be at Hopewell’s Jamaican restaurant, , 106 S. 15th Avenue, Hopewell, VA!!!! 🎙️❤️‍🔥