She helms the Freeman Center, a nonprofit founded in 2009 to save the Mary and Eliza Freeman houses on Main Street in ...

“It was in a state of disrepair,” Tara Morrison, Superintendent of the Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site in Washington D.C., explained. “In certain sections taking bricks out, labeling ...

Grants totaling $1.1 million will help support important African-American heritage sites including the homes of jazz musician John Coltrane and playwright August Wilson, a Virginia location central to ...

Bedford County’s only African American cultural center is facing thousands in repairs after a vandalism attack. Staff are ...

This year's grantees are stewarding historic sites that represent Black American life through modern architecture, education, sports, and Black women's achievement. The Action Fund has supported 304 ...

Cairo unveils its African American Heritage Trail and Oral History Project, spotlighting the city’s pivotal Black history ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - In the heart of downtown Mobile, a group of seniors embarked on a journey through time, led by the Dora Franklin Finley organization and AARP. These tours were designed to inform ...

For more than 30 years, the SC African American Heritage Commission has taken a serious effort in preserving the rich African American History in South Carolina. The African American Historic Places ...

After decades of fostering African American life in Minneapolis, three historic sites are one step closer to national recognition, which will be determined in early 2027. The nominations stem from ...

WASHINGTON, July 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund, a program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, today announced $3 million in grant funding to ...