The program explores Black queer history, migration, public art and community memory from Harlem to Brooklyn. A two-part public program examining Black queer history, public art, migration and ...

Two historic sites focused on preserving Black history will receive a combined $1.2 million from New York State. Governor Kathy Hochul announced the funding, which includes $1 million for the ...

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Weeksville was founded in 1838 and is one of the oldest and first Black communities in America. The New York City Department of Cultural Affairs and the NYC Department of Design and Construction are ...

BROOKLYN, N.Y. (PIX11) – Every neighborhood has a story. Weeksville in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, dates to before the Civil War and represents the city’s black history. A special preservation effort is ...

Gov. Hochul announces $1.2M for NY historical centers, with Weeksville Heritage Center getting $1M and Eastville Historical Society $200K.

Thousands of supporters of the Weeksville Heritage Center, a Crown Heights museum dedicated to the history of one of pre-Civil War America’s free black communities, have pooled together to raise more ...

In 2019, the Weeksville Heritage Center was in danger of closing. Situated on land that was once part of one of the largest free Black communities in the United States in the nineteenth century, the ...

In 2019, the Weeksville Heritage Center was in danger of closing. Situated on land that was once part of one of the largest free black communities in the United States in the nineteenth century, the ...

A slice of Brooklyn that was home to one of the largest free Black communities in pre-Civil War America sought the promise of steady financial help from the city. By Julia Jacobs Two years ago, ...