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35 Historic Black Churches Receive $4 Million Investment
For generations, historic Black churches have sat at the center of meaningful progress and reform in America. To honor and protect this legacy, the National Trust's African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund has invested $4 million in grants to 35 historic Black churches across the United States that represent the institution's impact on American society. The first round of the Preserving Black Churches grant program enables grantees not only to address real and urgent preservation threats [...]