… Weeksville Heritage Center Is Open Every Saturday for Black History Month
Category: Cultural Sites
From Decolonize This Place
The images says:
So called diversity and inclusion reinforces whiteness by making aesthetic changes…
This is why we act to decenter whiteness.
It’s not about skin color per se, it’s about power. #decolonizethisplace

The British Museum, Part II: The Negatives
It’s time for Marabou’s analysis of the British Museum Part II in which they address the institution’s not-so-great aspects. In this post, Marabou focuses on transparency of ownership and acquisition processes, colonial language, and questionable display decisions.
Marabou Reads: Real Monuments Men Revived

Eastern State Penitentiary Hires Formerly Incarcerated People as Tour Guides
Organizing for Indigenous Peoples’ Day 2018
Decolonize This Place, American Indian Community House, Black Youth Project 100, South Asia Solidarity Initiative, Chinatown Art Brigade, Take Back the Bronx, and The People’s Cultural Plan have published a public letter today about the convening at the American Museum of Natural History this upcoming Indigenous Peoples’ Day, Monday, October 8th. ⠀ … Organizing for Indigenous Peoples’ Day 2018
Fixing Historical Omissions: Connecting African, Native American and Slavery Heritage in New York
Money Makes the Museum Doors Open: Museum Funding 101
Sites of Conscience
Marabou finds inspiration in the work of International Coalition of Sites of Conscience (ICSC), an organization that works to remember, bring attention to, and accurately represent periods of civil and human rights violations and struggles for justice. ICSC wants periods of injustice to be well understood so that communities will be inspired to take action to ensure these histories do not repeat themselves. There are over 250 sites in 65 countries ranging from museums to unassuming local community sites. … Sites of Conscience