OUR MISSION
To empower individuals to embrace history, cultivate innovative thinking, and foster community connections to advance the common good through storytelling.
OUR VISION
Enriching and transforming lives through unparalleled access to history. Harnessing the spirit of the RP Newspaper to educate, enlighten and inspire.
The Digitization of The Planet
In the simplest of terms our ultimate goal is to convert every page of The Richmond Planet Newspaper into a searchable database. Making it freely accessible to the world for research and inspiration.
What is Digitization?
With advanced technology and best practices, we seek to convert the entirety of The Richmond Planet Newspaper into high-quality digital format. This includes optical character recognition (OCR) for searchable content and tailored file formats for diverse use cases.
The JMJr Project
Firehouse Theatre, in collaboration with the Richmond Planet Foundation and the descendants of John Mitchell Jr., are poised to embark on the commission, development, and world premiere of a play that memorializes and investigates the life and times of John Mitchell Jr. and the Richmond Planet newspaper.
This galvanizing performance piece will be a catalyst for change, inspiring
reflection and compassionate action in service of a more just and equitable world.
The John Mitchell Jr. Project is a pilot for a new, long-term initiative to dramatize untold stories of Virginia’s history. Firehouse Theatre seeks to partner with museums, historians, artists, and activists to create a canon of plays that better reflects the entirety of the American experience.
The Richmond Planet Afro Soul Ensemble is a 7 piece brass and rhythm band. Using a more modern approach they will explore Jazz with contemporary genres. These include Funk, Go Go, Afro Beat Ska and other styles.
More than entertainment they will use modern media to explain our collective history through music. As part of The Richmond Planets Foundations' mission to bring new styles of storytelling to the community at large.
The Richmond Planet Foundation is a Section 501(c) (3) charitable organization, EIN 83-1551346. All donations are deemed tax-deductible absent any limitations on deductibility applicable to a particular taxpayer. No goods or services were provided in exchange for your contribution.
