The landmark building was rescued from demolition and badly needs restoration. It’s not a relic, its owners say, it’s real, living history you can touch.
One man's stay at a YMCA in Chicago's Bronzeville neighborhood would eventually lead to the creation of Black History Month. Here's how.
The Bronzeville Histories Institute has found an engaging way for seventh-graders to learn Milwaukee history by combining it with art. Students at Pilgrim Lutheran School in Wauwatosa are ...
The historic Bronzeville neighborhood on Chicago's South Side was once home to some of the most influential American artists and activists — including Louis Armstrong, Nat King Cole, Same Cooke, Ida B ...
This February, Podcast Canon revisits Bronzeville, a pioneering audio drama that brought Chicago's "Black Metropolis" back to ...
According to The Renaissance Collaborative, Saturday’s free, come-and-go event runs from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the former Wabash YMCA. Inside, neighbors will find oral history recording rooms, archival ...
COLUMBUS, Ohio — On the east side of Columbus, on the edge of downtown, is a neighborhood with a vibrant history and plans for a vibrant future. In the 1920s, Bronzeville became a thriving ...
The history of Black History Month began 100 years ago, in the old YMCA building on South Wabash, a wide-shouldered block of ...