The Bronzeville YMCA, on the National Register of Historic Places, is important not just to Black history in Chicago, but to the history and culture of the United States as a whole.
The National Park Service granted $436,000 to Renaissance Collaborative to restore the Bronzeville, Chicago building central to Black history.A cultural institution in Chicago just received a grant from the National Park Service to restore its landmark building.
Patricia Abrams is the outgoing executive director of the Renaissance Collaborative, which saved the historic Wabash Y from destruction in the early 1990s. She says it's more than part of the fabric of Bronzeville and Black history. It was a national beacon during the Great Migration, the birthplace of Black History Month.
Incoming executive director at the historic Bronzeville YMCA, Oji Eggleston, says the Renaissance Collaborative just received a $436,000 grant from the National Park Service to restore the mural, pool and basketball court.
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