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$3 million in grants going to Black history sites, groups

$3 million in grants going to Black history sites, groups By JAY REEVES, Associated Press Published: July 15, 2021, 2:45pm Share: 2 Photos FILE - A large crowd gathers outside the Roberts Temple Church of God In Christ in Chicago, Sept. 6, 1955, as pallbearers carry the casket of Emmett Till, a 14-year-old African-American boy who was slain while on a visit to Mississippi. The African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund is awarding $3 million in grants to help preserve the site and dozens more across the nation. (Chicago Sun-Times via AP) Photo Gallery BIRMINGHAM, Ala. A fund formed in response to the deadly racial violence four years ago in Charlottesville, Virginia, said Thursday it will award $3 million in grants to more than three dozen groups and sites nationwide to help preserve landmarks linked to Black history.

2 Chicago area African American landmarks awarded national grants

2 Chicago area African American landmarks awarded national grants WLS Replay Video UP NEXT The African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund has awarded $3 million of grants to preserve 40 African American landmarks across the country, including two in the Chicago area. The church that hosted the funeral of Emmett Till, Roberts Temple Church of God in Christ on Chicago s South Side, will receive $150,000. The 14-year-old from Chicago was killed by a white mob for allegedly whistling at a white woman while visiting relatives in Mississippi in 1955. Till was the cousin of Marvel McCain Parker s husband. She said the grant money will be used for structural repairs.

Four historic African American churches receive preservation grant

Four historic African American churches receive preservation grant
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