There are 33 sites and programs across the country slated to receive assistance from a $3 million African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund, which is aimed at preserving African American history and landmarks. “In many ways, the goal is to help our nation understand that African American history is American history,’’ said Brent Leggs, executive director of the African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund and senior vice president of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, a non-profit in Washington, D.C., that created the action fund in 2017. “And that through unimaginable sacrifice Black Americans have contributed to the building and shaping of American democracy.” To learn more, visit the link in our bio.