HAMPSHIRE. HERE’S TED DRUM STICKS AND CYMBALS AND SNARES. OH, MY. THE HEART BEATS A BIT FASTER. DURING A VISIT TO THE DRUM CENTER OF PORTSMOUTH WITH MORE THAN 150 KITS FROM ELECTRONIC TO HISTORIC.

PORTSMOUTH — It’s been 10 years since Portsmouth’s African Burying Ground Memorial Park became sacred ground, and this year the values it represents in the city’s soul may be more dear than ever.Those ...

The Akwaaba Ensemble, an African drumming and dance group, performed the program, “A Time to Praise, a Time to Honor, a Time to Heal,” at the African Burying Ground on State Street in Portsmouth at ...

PORTSMOUTH — A large crowd packed Chestnut Street on a Monday morning that brightened up for a Juneteenth ceremony at the African Burying Ground. “It’s important for my kids to be a part of a ...