Preservation Helps Uplift and Heal: A Considered Approach for California Communities
Various initiatives around the country are showing how the built history of a community can play a role in helping uplift the stories of African American and Black people today.
New and unique collaborations of social justice leaders, city planners and cultural resources specialists in California, for example, offer a promising response — and a model for other cities. Uncovering Black history and influence on the built environment that has been overlooked and even intentionally hidden for decades is a tangible step that cities can take in advancing equity and justice, according to Page & Turnbull, a firm involved in several such initiatives.