Coalition of Black House Museum & More Preservation News
Coalition of Black House Museums Event
On Thursday, February 10, a powerhouse group of Black Chicago women leaders held a press conference to call attention to an important way that people can honor Black History Month: supporting the city’s Black House Museums. Black House Museums are “living artifacts”- where influential Black Chicagoans are celebrated. They help to preserve the stories and impact of Black Chicagoans who have shaped our collective history. Black History Month presents a valuable opportunity to pay homage to the Black men and women who shaped American history. HPHS Preservation Chair Jack Spicer attended this event on behalf of the Society. A video of part of the event can be found here.
Dr. Lyn Hughes, Founder of the A. Phillip Randolph Pullman Porter Museum, 817 East 104 Street, Chicago, IL 60628, info@aprppmuseum.org Twenty-seven-year-old museum located in the Pullman National Monument dedicated to Black labor history, the only museum of its kind in the nation.
Naomi Davis, CEO/Founder and Executive Director of Blacks in Green™, the Owner of the Emmett and Mamie Till-Mobley House Museum, Garden & Theatre, located in the Sustainable Square Mile™ of Historic West Woodlawn, Chicago’s first black middle-class neighborhood, a museum in development as an international pilgrimage destination for those celebrating Great Migration heritage and culture and today’s movements for justice and healing, 6427 S. St. Lawrence Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637 naomidavis@blacksingreen.org 773-678-9541
Chandra Cooper, Founder of the Muddy Waters Original Jam Out Museum (MOJO) - The Muddy Waters Mojo Museum, 4339 S Lake Park Avenue, vision is that all generations will be empowered and inspired to keep Blues music alive, and to celebrate the Muddy Waters house, history, his legacy, and sound. The museum offers music education, live music performances, and community arts & healing programming for people to embrace blues history. Contact info: Chandra Cooper, Founder, info@mojomuseum.com 630-728-2297
Dr. JoAnn Tate, President of the Phyllis Wheatley Home Group. The Phyllis Wheatley Home holds the memories of the countless Black Women, who migrated from the negativity of the South to build a positive and productive life in Chicago. Their move developed a ground-breaking Black Woman culture that continues to inspire Black women to aspire. Contact info: JoAnn Tate, President of The Phyllis Wheatley Home Group, 5128 S. Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60615, phylliswheatleyhome5128@yahoo.com, 773-485-1328
Wendy L. Muhammad, Owner and Founder of The Elijah Muhammad House aka Sajdah House, 4847 S. Woodlawn Avenue, Chicago, IL 60615, 773-655-8796, sajdahhouse@gmail.com www.sajdahhouse.com