Since our founding in 2018, the HSPVA Black Alumni Network continues to celebrate the exceptional legacy of Black Alumni of the High School for the Performing and Visual Arts. What came from a meeting of concerned alumni and community leaders, has flourished into a thriving 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and the first and only network of its kind for HSPVA Alumni.

In Elaine Clift Gore's book, "Talent Knows No Color," she explains that "HSPVA was the first United States public school for the arts specifically used for racial desegregation purposes, the prototype for the first public urban magnet program of desegregation... and a continuing prototype for other public magnet schools for the arts across the United States." It is evident that ‘Black PVA’ is integral to the history of the HSPVA.

Beyond our groundbreaking beginnings, our collective accomplishments since then have been legendary. The legacy of HSPVA would not be possible without recognizing the achievements and perseverance of our notable alumni in various creative and influential industries from the arts to community activism.

As of today, we have raised nearly $50,000 towards scholarships to support HSPVA students. This achievement would not have been possible without the full support of the alumni body, Black Legacy in the Arts parents, and our extended HSPVA community and friends.

Homecoming Shirt - Arielle Wilkins