Black Metropolis National Heritage Area Commission

03/16/2026

A Bronzeville mansion built for a major wheat trader in 1890 and later part of a Black-owned hospital is for sale for the first time since 1995.

02/28/2026

As we prepare for the final farewell to Jesse Jackson — the movement generation — and continue to stand on the shoulders of Black business pioneers, we are witnessing the rise of a governance generation.

For as long as I can remember, the name Johnson has meant something in Chicago. Not just a surname.

02/13/2026

Historian Bernard Turner will discuss how Bronzeville became a Black Metropolis and why it is now a National Heritage Area. He will take a look at the places and people who tell the important story of Bronzeville and how it has become an international tourist destination and cultural epicenter
ONLINE - Bronzeville: An American Story
Sunday, February 15, 2026
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
ONLINE via Zoom

Bronzeville is a large neighborhood on the city’s South Side running south of Cermak Road between Lake Michigan and King Drive on the east and the Dan Ryan Expressway on the west; 47th Street was and remains the hub of the neighborhood. During the Great Migration of the 1910s, the population of th...

12/30/2025

Calling all artists! NOW EXTENDED through January 9, 2026: DuSable Park Open Call for Artists

DuSable Park, named after Jean Baptiste Point du Sable, Chicago’s first non-native settler, will be a site of remembrance and celebration of Chicago’s early history. The $500,000 public art commission for the future park site will uplift Native voices, honoring Indigenous inhabitants’ continued presence and their foundational role in the origins of Chicago.

Native artists, especially those with a connection to this region, are strongly encouraged to apply.

Interested in learning more about the call for artists?

Visit the DCASE Opportunities page at chicago.gov/DCASE.

12/17/2025

The Underground Railroad in Metamora is now streaming for free!

https://lnkd.in/gBJjTkn3

The film preserves the largely unknown stories of Metamora’s involvement in the Underground Railroad. Discover how Lincoln defended local conductors and how neighbors turned against each other in a dangerous fight for freedom in Central Illinois.

The film was produced in association with Metamora Association for Historic Preservation and was made possible from the support of Illinois Humanities.

12/13/2025

11/28/2025

https://mascontext.com/observations/what-happened-to-gerris-palm-tavern

Gerri Oliver stewarded Chicago’s Palm Tavern, a storied Bronzeville venue rooted in the Jim Crow era, for nearly seventy years until a convergence of…

11/21/2025

Linda Johnson Rice spoke about her family, her toughest career move, and a deeply personal challenge she's navigating with style and grace.

10/14/2025

Bronzeville Black Metropolis National Heritage Area is recruiting schools for a free field trip to learn about the Pullman National Historic Park, Labor history of the Pullman Porters, and Black History. The grant from National Park Foundation is for 4th grade classes. Contact us now for more information.