“The African-American Cultural Heritage Action fund recently awarded $3 million in grants to 40 sites to help preserve Black history. Two local groups — History Colorado and the Black American West Museum and Heritage Center — both received grants of $50,000 to help preserve African-American landmarks.
“I believe there were over 500 applications and we were one of 40 agencies granted,” said Black American West Board Chair Daphne Rice-Allen. “The funds that we receive are going towards board development, governance (and) training.”
The Black American West Museum is in Denver’s Five Points neighborhood, located in a house that was once owned by Dr. Justina Ford. She helped deliver 7,000 newborns during her 50-year career. It’s a part of Colorado history that Rice-Allen said was almost forgotten after the doctor’s death.”
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Reed, Byron. Channel 9 News 16 July 2021.