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As Black History Month begins, the Black Information Network is launching My History Lives Here, a monthlong initiative dedicated to spotlighting Black history museums across the United States — and the communities, stories, and legacies they preserve.
Kicking off Sunday (February 1), My History Lives Here will run throughout Black History Month, highlighting multiple museums per week. The project centers institutions that document Black life, culture, resistance, creativity, and achievement — from nationally recognized museums to deeply rooted local spaces that safeguard history at the community level.
Throughout the month, BIN will publish articles spotlighting each featured museum, offering context on its mission, history, and impact. Each story will also embed audio interviews recorded as part of the My History Lives Here series, featuring cultural leaders, public figures, artists, and community voices with ties to the museums and the cities they serve.
At a time when many Black history museums are facing increased challenges around funding, visibility, and long-term sustainability, My History Lives Here is about building awareness, encouraging engagement, and amplifying the importance of preserving these spaces. Black history is not confined to textbooks or the past — it is living, evolving, and rooted in the places that continue to tell our stories.
Museums Featured in My History Lives Here
This Black History Month, BIN will spotlight the following museums and cultural institutions as part of the My History Lives Here series:
- Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History (Detroit, MI)
- Birmingham Civil Rights Institute (Birmingham, AL)
- Obama Presidential Center (Chicago, IL)
- Negro Leagues Baseball Museum (Kansas City, MO)
- Urban Civil Rights Museum (Harlem, NY)
- Motown Museum (Detroit, MI)
- African American Military History Museum (Hattiesburg, MS)
- Muhammad Ali Center (Louisville, KY)
- Rosa Parks Museum (Montgomery, AL)
- National Museum of African American History and Culture (Washington, D.C.)
- Stax Museum of American Soul Music (Memphis, TN)
- International African American Museum (Charleston, SC)
- Mississippi Civil Rights Museum (Jackson, MS)
- Buffalo Soldiers National Museum (Houston, TX)
- Museum of the African Diaspora (San Francisco, CA)
- National Civil Rights Museum at the Lorraine Motel (Memphis, TN)
- DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center (Chicago, IL)
- African American Civil War Museum (Washington, D.C.)
- Legacy Museum & National Memorial for Peace and Justice (Montgomery, AL)
- Jackie Robinson Museum (New York, NY)
- National Underground Railroad Freedom Center (Cincinnati, OH)
- National Voting Rights Museum and Institute (Selma, AL)
- Banneker-Douglass Museum (Annapolis, MD)
Additional features will roll out throughout the month as part of the series.
Follow along all month long as BIN highlights the museums preserving Black history — because Black history doesn’t live in the past. It lives here.
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