Two Houston landmarks awarded national grants to preserve Black history July 21, 2022 Updated: July 29, 2022 10:17 a.m.
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1of 3 Melva King gives a thumbs up during an early Veterans Day celebration at the Buffalo Soldiers Museum.
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2of 3 Demario Sellers observes preserved personal items and equipment used by soldiers in the Buffalo Soldiers National Museum.
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3of 3 The Eldorado Ballroom is being restored by Project Row Houses.
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Two Houston noted landmarks - Eldorado Ballroom and Buffalo Soldiers National Museum - are among 33 sites across the nation to receive $3 million in grants dedicated to preserving Black culture. The African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund made the announcement Thursday.
The fund, a program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, is the largest national source dedicated to preserving African American historic sites. Since its inception in 2017, it has funded 160 places, an investment totaling more than $12 million.
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Joy Sewing is the Chronicle's culture columnist, focusing on Houston culture, families, social justice and race. The Houston native is the author of "Ava and the Prince: The Adventures of Two Rescue Pups ," a children's book about her own rescue boxer dogs. Joy also is the founder of Year Of Joy , a nonprofit organization, to spread joy to children from underserved communities. In 2020, she was one of five "unsung Houston heroes" featured in the "Monuments by Craig Walsh" exhibit at Discovery Green Park in downtown Houston. A former competitive ice skater, Joy became Houston's first African American figure skating coach while in college. She currently serves as vice president of the Houston Association of Black Journalists and is an adjunct journalism professor at University of Houston. She also is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
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