Civil War Plaque Removed from Maryland State House
When Maryland House Speaker Adrienne A. Jones was elected last fall, one of her first acts in office was to […]
African-American history
Philly Proposed Budget Cuts Funding for African American Museum
At the beginning of May, Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenny introduced a revised 2021 city budget. The new budget included major […]
Maryland Announces Funding for African American Preservation Projects
Since its founding in 2010, Maryland’s African American Heritage Preservation Program has awarded nearly $10 million in grants to help […]
Louis Armstrong House Museum Launches First Virtual Exhibit
Like many touring musicians, jazz pioneer Louis Armstrong spent much of his career on the road, spending most nights at […]
You Can Help Transcribe a Historic DC-Area Black Newspaper
If you have always wanted to get a peek at the Smithsonian’s archives, now you can- at least digitally. The […]
Black Votes Mural Project Transforms MD’s African American Heritage Museum
If you visit the Banneker-Douglass Museum in Maryland this year, you will be greeted by two large-scale murals. The first […]
NY State Office of Parks Welcomes New Interpreter of African American History
The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation, the government agency that oversees the state’s historic sites, […]
Maryland State House Honors Abolitionists
The Maryland State House has frequently been the site of controversy over public artwork. Until 2017, a statue of Roger […]
Philly’s John Coltrane House Added to PA 2020 At Risk List
In 1952, jazz pioneer John Coltrane purchased a rowhome in Philadelphia’s Strawberry Mansion neighborhood. The six years that Coltrane lived […]
Maryland Awards Nearly $1 million in Grants to African American Heritage Sites
The Maryland Commission on African American History and Culture and Maryland Historical Trust honored the start of Black History Month […]