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What is possible with a more complete and accessible cultural record?

Expanding Public Knowledge

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Photos and artifacts from the Shorefront archive

Guidelines for preparation and submission

Call for Proposals to Community-Based Archives

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An “Anti-Monument” Explores History by Asking for Dialogue

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March 4, 2025

International African American Museum receives $750K grant from Mellon Foundation

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February 18, 2025

Mellon Launches $35 Million Jazz Initiative Aimed at Championing Celebrated Jazz Luminaries

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February 12, 2025

Borderlands Theater Awarded $600,000 General Operating Support Grant By Mellon Foundation

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February 11, 2025

Colleges rebrand humanities majors as job-friendly

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February 5, 2025

Preserving African American Heritage: Toolkit to be unveiled in Columbia

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