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 […]
Maryland Awards Nearly $1 million in Grants to African American Heritage Sites
Preservationists Plan to Turn Building that Housed NJ’s First Hospital for Black Patients into Museum
Today, 132 West Kinney Street houses the New Salem Baptist Church. However, when the building was erected in 1927, it […]
Maryland Historical Society Asks Public to Help Identity Individuals In Civil Rights Era Photos
Photojournalist Paul Henderson worked for The Baltimore Afro-American from 1929 until the 1960s. During his long career, Henderson captured thousands of […]
Hoboken Historical Museum Holds Events Exploring City’s Gentrification
The Hoboken Historical Museum will be holding a series of events in early February that explore a rather recent part […]
Museum of Chinese in America’s Archive Severely Damaged by Fire
Last Friday a fire decimated a historic building at 70 Mulberry Street in New York’s Chinatown. The building was home […]
Register Now for Spring 2020 Continuing Education in Historic Preservation Classes
Registration is now open for our Spring 2020 Continuing Education in Historic Preservation classes and workshops at Rutgers University—Camden. These classes […]
Philadelphia Theater Company Staging Pioneering Black Play
“Rachel” by Angelina Weld Grimké premiered in New York in April 1917. When the show opened, it made history as […]
Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad State Park Offering Special Black History Month Programming
Located near Harriet Tubman’s birthplace in Dorchester County, Maryland, the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad State Park comprises a visitor center, […]
Activist Fights to Save House Associated with MLK Jr. in Camden
One day in June 1950, Martin Luther King Jr., then a student at Crozer Theological Seminary, stopped at a bar […]
Museum of Jewish Heritage and NYC DOE Team Up to Combat Anti-Semitism
Following an uptick in anti-Semitic incidents in 2019, the New York City Department of Education is rolling out new efforts […]