National Trust for Historic Preservation
Dozens of Black churches receive total of $4 million for historic preservation
By Adelle M. Banks — January 15, 2024
(RNS) — This year’s grants, which range from $50,000 to $200,000, will allow congregations to address issues such as mold contamination, demolition, water filtration and deferred maintenance.
Emmett Till memorialized in monument that includes Chicago church
By Adelle M. Banks — July 25, 2023
(RNS) — ‘At a time when there are those who seek to ban books, bury history, we're making it clear — crystal, crystal clear,’ said President Joe Biden.
35 Black churches to receive total of $4 million for preservation work
By Adelle M. Banks — January 16, 2023
(RNS) — The new grant program honors the history of Black churches ‘while also investing in their physical permanence and financial sustainment into the future,’ an official said.
Four historic African American churches receive preservation grant
By Renée Roden — July 15, 2021
(RNS) — ‘The four churches represent the through line of the role of the Black church in the Black community,’ said Brent Leggs, founding executive director of the African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund.
Washington National Cathedral wins $100,000 in preservation funds
By Adelle M. Banks — May 13, 2013
WASHINGTON (RNS) The storied Washington National Cathedral will receive $100,000 to help pay for inspection and repair of its nave’s vaults following a rare East Coast earthquake that hit the Washington area in 2011.
D.C. houses of worship compete for preservation funds
By Adelle M. Banks — April 24, 2013
(RNS) Four landmark houses of worship in the nation's capital are competing for preservation cash in a campaign launched Wednesday (April 24) by American Express and the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
Malcolm X’s boyhood home, MLK’s neighborhood listed as ‘endangered’
By Adelle M. Banks — June 6, 2012
(RNS) The boyhood home of Nation of Islam leader Malcolm X and the neighborhood where the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was born have been listed as “endangered” by the National Trust for Historic Preservation. By Adelle M. Banks.
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