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The Landmarks Preservation Commission designated (Former) Colored School No. 4 on West 17th Street in Chelsea an NYC landmark.

A New York City commission voted unanimously on Tuesday to preserve a school built for Black children during the era of slavery, by deeming the yellow-brick…

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The city's Landmark Preservation Commission pushed the vacant building, last used by the Department of Sanitation, a step closer to landmark status.

The former Colored School No. 4 is the last known colored school in Manhattan. It could be given landmark status in New York City.

Irma's daughter, Danta Thompson, is now working to finish the Buena Vista Colored School restoration.

A group of ten community elders share their first-hand accounts of being a part of the African American community in Haddonfield, N.J.

The historic building at 128 West 17th Street has been vacant for years, and preservation advocates fear its damaged roof may eventually prompt developers to tear it down.

The Havre de Grace Arts Collective is presenting an original and immersive experience called the “Havre de Grace Mosaic Project: Voices from the Past 1900-1925." The show begins Friday and runs through Aug. 7.

The building was a safe haven for Black children and adults.