AACHAF Conversation Series: Revitalization & Culture

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Dec 12, 2024 02:00 PM EST

Last year, the African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund gathered with donors, activists, experts, and partners for the 2023 Cultural Preservation Leadership Summit held at the Ford Foundation's Center for Social Justice in New York City.  Throughout 2024 we will be rebroadcasting those conversations for the public. To sign up for the webinar mailing list and to learn more about our virtual offerings visit: https://savingplaces.org/upcoming-webinars Revitalization & Culture Preservationists and developers are leveraging the significance of historic communities, assets, and cultural legacies to rescue vacant buildings and revitalize historic Black neighborhoods. Join urbanist and preservationist Justin Garrett Moore for a conservation with today’s leaders breaking barriers in real estate development through creative financing, community development, and dogged perseverance. 

Moderator: 

• Justin Garrett Moore, Program Director, Humanities in Place, Mellon Foundation 

Panelists: 

• Marimba Milliones, President & CEO, Hill Community Development Corporation, New Granada Theatre, Pittsburgh, PA  
• Cheneé Joseph, President & CEO, Historic District Development Corporation, Sweet Auburn, Atlanta, GA 
• Baye Adofo-Wilson, CEO, BAW Development, LLC, Hinchliffe Stadium, Paterson, NJ

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