National Council on Public History (NCPH; @publichistorian) Instagram Takeover, Day 4 of 5. Black in Historic Preservation.

Mar 2

Hello there, as we continue to enjoy the art of NYC’s subway system, I will share a bit about Black in Historic Preservation and its relationship to the word for this week: narrative.

The narrative that I have read in published reports is that Black people need mentorship, leadership training. While this might be the case, it tells one side of the story. And so, Black in Historic Preservation highlights the contributions of Black people to Historic preservation, in the present and the past. It also provides a resource to the history and historic preservation fields, and allied careers through the Job Board and most recently, with the inaugural Black in Historic Preservation Grant Fund.

Earlier this month I launched the Grant Fund. To seed this endeavor, I am committing $1,500 from wrkSHäp | kiloWatt, LLC, the home of Black in Historic Preservation. From 2011 - 2020, I lived, worked, and volunteered in Seattle. Some of that volunteering included reviewing grant applications for historic preservation projects. Happy to pay it forward with this Grant Fund.

To learn more, visit the link at @BlackInHistPres: www.blackinhistpres.com

- k. kennedy Whiters, AIA (@wrkSHapkilowatt . @beyond.integrity . @blackinhistpres . @unredacthefacts)

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