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Amazing America: Preserving Black History in Scranton
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (750+ words) SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA CO. (WOLF) — As the country prepares to celebrate its 250th anniversary, we’re highlighting the people, places, and history that make Northeastern Pennsylvania part of Amazing America. Tonight, we highlight how one Scranton nonprofit is working to preserve and celebrate…...
Upstate NY Community Rallies to Help Families in Need
10+ mon, 2+ week ago (290+ words) Wegmans gift cards, picked up in person at the Syracuse and Rochester stores. This ensures help goes directly...
New museum tells history of York's Black community & Crispus Attucks
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (1050+ words) In 1979, the Crispus Attucks Community Center was in dire straits. Since the late 1960s, it had been losing money and the economic stagnation of the '70s - the “malaise,” as former President Jimmy Carter put it – strained its finances. Membership was down. The…...
National effort to preserve African American history in Buffalo
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (176+ words) BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — The Smithsonian Institution's Center for the Digitization and Curation of African American History is joining the Michigan Street African American Heritage Corridor in launching Community Curation 2026. They're rolling out a series of free events to celebrate and preserve…...
Where freedom found a home: Brooklyn, Illinois, America’s oldest Black town
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (739+ words) BROOKLYN, Ill. — Just across the Mississippi River from the St. Louis skyline lies a town built on a promise. Fugitive slaves settled in Brooklyn, Illinois, in 1829, escaping slavery in Missouri. Formerly Lovejoy, Illinois, today it is the oldest Black town in…...
Save Harlem Now! is keeping historic preservation relevant
3+ mon, 2+ day ago (353+ words) Since Save Harlem Now!’s hopeful first meeting in 2015, it has become an award-winning nonprofit that has raised more than $1 million to date toward protecting and celebrating the architectural heritage of the African American Cultural Capital. That’s where their Ella…...
Black History & Hands-On Discovery: Summer Learning Adventures Across New York State
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (496+ words) New York State offers travelers the opportunity to explore places where the pursuit of freedom unfolded. Across small towns, historic villages, and cultural landmarks, abolitionists, freedom seekers, and Black communities helped shape the nation’s journey toward liberty. Travelers can explore…...
NC State and Raleigh sites confront gaps in Black history memory
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (905+ words) In Raleigh, new monuments to Black history are rising on timelines that stretch decades beyond the moments they commemorate. North Carolina Freedom Park, which opened August 2023 and is located next to the state legislature, is one of the newest. The…...
Shining a spotlight on The State Black Archives
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (224+ words) NORMAL, Ala. (TENNESSEE VALLEY LIVING) - The past meets the present at a location that hosts a plethora of local Black history. The State Black Archives rests atop The Hill of Alabama A&M University- an institution that houses more than…...
Schomburg Center in Harlem continues its centennial in 2026 with renewed purpose
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (289+ words) February 6, 2026 / 3:55 PM EST / CBS New York The New York Public Library's Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture continues to celebrate its centennial anniversary in 2026 with a renewed sense of purpose. This year makes 100 years since the library became owner…...