2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (1007+ words) A grant can be just the boost a project needs to ensure its success. Find guidelines and deadlines about grant opportunities offered by the National Trust. Tell lawmakers and decision makers that our nation's historic places matter. Explore this remarkable…...

2+ day, 8+ hour ago   (674+ words) This week the oldest institution in New England dedicated to preserving African American history and culture cut its workforce by a third. On Tuesday, Museum of African American History president and CEO Dr. Noelle Trent informed her staff that three…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (423+ words) Mount Zion Freewill Baptist Church, pictured, is the site of a more than 50-year family reunion, celebrating one of the first free African American settlements in West Virginia, dating back to 1848. The church was built in 1898. (Stephen Williamson/The Spirit…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (338+ words) Blex Media The African American Film Critics Association has given $25,000 to the Black Film Hall of Fame, a museum and multicultural cultural center dedicated to preserving and celebrating Black cinema, set to open in 2027 inside Kansas City's historic Boone Theater…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (183+ words) loudounnow.com In keeping with the celebration of the nation’s 250th anniversary, the two Ebenezer Baptist churches and their cemeteries near Airmont will hold their annual fall homecoming event on Sept 12 starting at 2 p.m.  The public…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (665+ words) Nearly a decade after its historic opening on the National Mall, the National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) is gearing up to celebrate its 10th anniversary. Since 2016, the museum has served as America’s foremost archive for African American…...

5+ day, 9+ hour ago   (129+ words) Six years after it first appeared as a pandemic-era virtual exhibit, Nu Africans is finally getting a physical home. Hammonds House Museum in Atlanta's West End will open the exhibition by artists Maurice Evans and Grace Kisa on Friday, September…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago   (808+ words) At age 79, civil rights veteran Hezekiah Watkins would do it all over again. As a teenager, Watkins became the youngest of the Freedom Riders, an interracial group of activists who challenged racial segregation on interstate buses and bus facilities in…...

6+ day, 11+ hour ago   (148+ words) News-Herald Geauga Park District invites the public to become part of uncovering local history at South Newbury Union Chapel on Sept. 26 and 27. Union Chapel Archaeological Digs will give participants a hands-on opportunity to explore what may lie beneath the ground,…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (495+ words) Black Wall Street Wasn’t The Only One: The Thriving Black Business Districts America Nearly Forgot Greenwood was extraordinary, but it was not alone. But hundreds of miles away, Black communities were developing similar economic centers. Jackson Ward also produced one…...