Wegoja Foundation News Today

The WeGOJA Foundation is seeking input from settlement communities in Charleston, Dorchester, Berkeley and Colleton Counties to develop a historic preservation toolkit.

The goal is to create a toolkit that helps community leaders identify, secure, interpret and protect African American historical sites.

WeGOJA Foundation is working to tell the full story of African American heritage in South Carolina.

The Rosenwald schools were a result of a unique partnership between Sears and Roebuck President Julius Rosenwald and esteemed Black educator Booker T. Washington. More than 5,000 schools were build

The Rosenwald schools were a result of a unique partnership between Sears and Roebuck President Julius Rosenwald and esteemed Black educator Booker T. Washington. More than 5,000 schools were build

A 40,000-square-foot museum with a mission to honor the untold stories of the African American journey at the site of one of the country’s most prolific slave-trading ports opens today

A 40,000-square-foot museum with a mission to honor the untold stories of the African-American journey at the site of one of the country’s most prolific slave-trading ports opens on June

In a recent episode, Holly Jackson is "By The River" with author and photographer Joshua Parks discussing  The Green Book of South Carolina:  Travel Guide to African American Cultural Sites which has more than eighty of his photographs inside. Joshua shares the history he’s discovered through the people. Holly takes a look into the rich world of South Carolina’s site preservation and the stories they tell.

Thanks to a recent $5 million Lilly Endowment Inc. grant and other financial support, Indiana Landmarks is expanding its boundaries beyond just preserving buildings.

The new Green Book of South Carolina was celebrated Thursday night during its launch at Spartanburgs\u00a0Fretwell.