523 acres of redwood forest have been returned to a group of Native American tribes in California. According to a statement from Save the Redwoods League, the ancestors of the tribes were involuntarily removed from the land generations ago. The land will be renamed Tc’ih-Léh-Dûñ, which means “Fish Run Place” in the Sinkyone language. The Sinkyone people lived on the…
The African American Heritage & Culture Center has served as an education and advocacy organization in New Bern, North Carolina, since 2018. The center presents the historic impact and progression of African Americans through; programs, exhibits, and performances. Since its opening in 2018, AAHC has become a nonprofit, developed a website, and helped sponsor numerous arts, cultural events, and projects…
Black History Month is an annual celebration of the achievements made by African Americans and a time for recognizing their central role in United States history. Black History Month is a national observance occurring throughout February. Also known as African American History Month, the observance originated from “negro History Week,” developed by noted historian Carter G. Woodson and other prominent…
The Chief Seattle Club, of Seattle, WA, is a nonprofit founded in 1970. Its mission since has been to combat homelessness within the Indigenous community. Last week the club announced its new housing development in Pioneer Square is now accepting residents. The building is called, ʔálʔal (pronounced “all-all”) meaning, ‘home’ in Lushootseed. The building can occupy up to 100 residents…
Cherokee Nation Film Incentive will provide up to $1 million in annual funding for productions filmed within the Cherokee Nation’s northeast Oklahoma reservation. This program will be the first tribal film office in the country. The purpose of this project is to introduce Hollywood to the beauty and diversity of its 14-county reservation. In 2019 the Cherokee Nation Film Office…
Africatown, located outside of Mobile, Alabama, is a community of Black resistance against Black oppression. The town once had a past of chattel slavery and breaking spirits of enslaved Africans, they resisted, eventually endured, restored, and secured land to establish themselves. Today, the Africatown Historic Preservation Foundation works to preserve the legacy of decades of transportation and environmental challenges. In…
Artist Faith Ringgold has resided on Rikers Island for the past 50 years. This island is also home to New York City’s jail complex created in 1971 for a women’s correctional facility. Ringgold’s public art commission ‘For the Women’s House’ was designed to inspire female inmates. The mural consists of women of different ages, races, and jobs scarcely occupied by…
Cynthia Chavez Lamar is the first native woman to serve as a Smithsonian Museum director. The institution recently announced Chavez as the director of the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C, which contains one of the largest collections of Native and Indigenous items in the world. Chavez is a member at San Felipe Pueblo, and her maternal…
The Southern Poverty Law Center provides $50,000 in grants to support civil rights museums. A memorial to the victims of the explosion at a munitions plant in 1973, and a monument to enslaved women who were subjected to medical experiments. Five Black historic sites will receive grants from Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), including the “Mothers of Gynecology” monument, the…
Doctors successfully transplanted a pig heart into 57-year-old David Bennett, saving his life. This is the first time in history where a gene-edited pig has been used as an organ donor. Doctors reported that the Maryland man and his new heart were doing well days after the surgery. Bennett had previous heart conditions that made him ineligible for a human…