Cultural historian Cory J. France was recently honored with the Rory Turner Prize for Cultural Sustainability at Goucher College. France is on the frontlines of advocating for “Black cemetery citizenship,” or a commitment to respect, remember, reclaim and fight for the spaces where Black bodies are laid to rest.
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Lest we forget: Preserving the rich history buried in neglected cemeteries
By Marnita ColemanSpecial to the AFRO Across the nation, African-American cemeteries are being neglected, their sacred grounds left to decay while other historic burial sites receive the care and preservation they deserve. These hallowed resting places, rich with Black history and the legacies of the ancestors, are drowning in overgrowth, their headstones shattered and their […]