About Us - WilmingtoNColor — wilmingtoNColor

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**WilmingtoNColor®**
**It’s Not Just a Tour. It’s a Time Machine™.**
WilmingtoNColor is a nationally recognized, Black-owned cultural storytelling company redefining how people experience history, place, and community across North Carolina.
Founded in Wilmington, NC, WilmingtoNColor transforms overlooked and untold Black history into immersive, cinematic, and educational experiences that connect the past, present, and future—all while supporting local businesses, empowering communities, and building pathways for the next generation of storytellers.
**🎟️ Experience the Tours**
Our signature 90-minute heritage shuttle tour is a moving museum experience that blends archival visuals, audio storytelling, historic sites, and cultural context to tell Wilmington’s Black history—most notably the 1898 Coup and Massacre—alongside stories of resilience, entrepreneurship, faith, and progress.
We also offer Coastal Carolina Beach History Capsules, including:
Shell Island (Wrightsville Beach) – the story of a thriving 1920s Black resort erased by segregation and development
Seabreeze (Carolina Beach) – North Carolina’s historic Black beach, still owned by the Freeman family, where history is told directly on ancestral land
These experiences are ideal for
Visitors & locals
Schools & universities
Corporate groups
Faith & civic organizations
Conferences & retreats
👉 Book individual tickets or private group experiences
**🎤 Speaking Engagements, Workshops & Presentations**
WilmingtoNColor is available for keynotes, panels, workshops, and educational programming across North Carolina and beyond.
Topics include:
Black history & place-based storytelling
The Wilmington 1898 Coup and its modern impact
Cultural preservation & narrative justice
Entrepreneurship, community building & creative leadership
Turning lived experience into legacy and impact
We work with:
Schools & universities
Museums & cultural institutions
Corporations & leadership programs
Nonprofits, foundations & government agencies
👉 Book us to speak, teach, or curate programming
**📚 Educational Products & Merchandise**
Learning doesn’t stop when the tour ends.
WilmingtoNColor offers:
Coloring books & educational materials for youth and families
Apparel & merchandise that celebrate Black history and culture
Collectible prints and limited-edition designs tied to our experiences
Each product is designed to make history accessible, engaging, and portable.
👉 Shop & support the mission
**🤝 Consulting, Partnerships & Storytelling Expansion**
WilmingtoNColor also serves as a creative and cultural consultant, helping communities, organizations, and storytellers across North Carolina build authentic, ethical, and impactful history-based experiences.
We partner with:
Cities & tourism boards
Cultural organizations & museums
Entrepreneurs & heritage tour operators
Artists, educators & historians
Our consulting focuses on:
Experience design & storytelling strategy
Cultural tourism development
Community-centered programming
Brand building rooted in history and place
👉 Partner with us or bring WilmingtoNColor to your city
**🎉 NColor Festival & Statewide Expansion**
WilmingtoNColor is also the creator of the NColor Project—a statewide initiative designed to uplift Black stories across North Carolina.
Through the NColor Festival, we bring together:
Local storytellers & historians
Artists & vendors
Food, music & cultural activations
Pop-up tours and educational experiences
Each stop is designed to celebrate place, amplify local voices, and build economic opportunity.
👉 Become a vendor, sponsor, partner, or host city
**Why WilmingtoNColor**
Because history isn’t just something you learn—
it’s something you experience, feel, and carry forward.
WilmingtoNColor exists to ensure Black stories are not erased, simplified, or forgotten—but honored, protected, and passed on.
**Ready to engage with WilmingtoNColor?**
🎟️ Book a tour
🎤 Book a speaker or workshop
🤝 Partner or consult
🎉 Join or host an NColor Festival
📚 Shop educational products
You bring the people.
We’ll bring the history.
Interested in booking a tour click here or email info@WilmingtoNColor.com or call 910-512-0796

Meet The Founder

Cedric Harrison

This business venture was developed based on success of the coloring/activity book initiative - Wilmington In Color. The book sold over 10,000 copies worldwide to various organizations including: educational institutions, churches, after school programs and individual consumers.

Cedric Harrison, a Wilmington native, is the founder of both Support the Port and wilmingtoNColor. Harrison has dedicated his professional career to supporting and creating opportunities for economic growth and advancement for African Americans in the Wilmington area. He is a local historian (in his own right) and passionate about the rich history of African Americans in Wilmington, NC.

Due to his impactful efforts and work, Harrison has earned several accolades and much recognition in this space. Most recently, Harrison was a recipient of the 40 under 40 award presented by StarNews meds and Wilmington Chamber of Commerce - an award which recognizes professionals who are high performers in their field.

In 2019, Harrison was selected out of over 400 applicants to be part of the inaugural cohort of the All for NC Fellows. Since the fellowship, Harrison has seized the opportunity to continue his journey of bringing transformational change to his local community.

Cedric Harrison also had the opportunity to deliver his first TEDx talk in 2019 at the TEDx Airlie event in Wilmington, NC. His speech, Bridging the Racial Gap of Socio-Economics, provided viewers with a compelling history lesson on Wilmington in conversation with his personal experiences and journey.

Our Community Impact

Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation All for NC Fellowship Spotlight

A Special Thank You to Our Network

As the saying goes, “if you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” We are nothing if the not the representation of what can happen when we come together to affect positive change and be the change we want to see. We’d like to take a moment to extend an extra special thank you to the individuals and organizations who have helped us bring WilmingtoNColor to life. You hold a special place in our hearts and will forever be the woven into the story of how we came to be.

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