Minority Burial Grounds Preservation Network

04/02/2022

We need to act now before these sites are lost to the ravages of time or development.

The African American Burial Grounds Preservation Act, would establish a program at the National Park Service to provide grant opportunities and technical assistance to local partners to research, identify, survey and preserve these cemeteries. Providing federal resources will ensure sites like Union Baptist are preserved and maintained for future generations.

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) hosted a news conference call to discuss...

04/02/2022

S. 3667

To amend title 54, United States Code, to establish within the National Park Service the United States African-American Burial Grounds Preservation Program, and for other purposes.

Text for S.3667 - 117th Congress (2021-2022): African-American Burial Grounds Preservation Act

12/10/2021

We're a non-profit that supports community-based organizations tasked to restore and preserve the sacred burial space and history of minority cultures.

03/16/2021

Ellary Makuch has been instrumental in the organization and leadership of The Network! Although she has chosen to pursue other endeavors, she will always be part of our family! Thanks for all that you’ve done Ellary and we’re rooting for you all the way! 🙏🏽❤️❤️

03/02/2021

Become a part of history by helping to preserve it.

RESTORE OUR CEMETERY.
PRESERVE OUR HISTORY.

03/02/2021

We're expanding our team of volunteers and need your help! Help us to RESTORE OUR CEMETERY. PRESERVE OUR HISTORY.

01/30/2021

Angel calls herself the family library. Along with the cemetery care, she’s passing that history — the “books” — down to her son. “When your momma and daddy gone,” she said, “who’s gonna tell you about this history?”

The Pleasant Green-Culbertson cemetery, which sits in northeast Houston behind roads peppered with concrete plants and trucking depots, is one of thousands of eroding African-American cemeteries across the state, in danger of being erased as descendants of those buried have died out, moved out or be...

01/23/2021

The Network would like to send a sincere thank you and appreciation to this young lady Martinez for her dedication and hard work with not only creating the organization, but for supporting us as well through various efforts. Thank you Lisa for everything that you’ve done and will do in the future. We love you!

01/22/2021

BIG shot out to J.R.'s Taqueria for providing the community with 100 breakfast tacos for the Youth Achieving through Service and Sports, Inc.- YASS 8th Annual MLK Day of Service 2021!!

Fresh Breakfast Tacos all day made to order, a host of Mexican stews such as Carne Guisada, Asado de Puerco, Picadillo and Chicharones. Fajita tacos are made to order on fresh flour tortillas or in Gorditas.

01/18/2021

Super awesome to hear a rendition of the “I Have A Dream" speech by Williams!!

01/18/2021

We started to cut this video up into clips, but wanted you guys to see the totality of this amazing gathering today!!

S/O Williams aka MLK Jr. a military veteran and historian for his EXCELLENT RENDITION OF THE "I HAVE A DREAM SPEECH"!!

S/O Youth Achieving through Service and Sports, Inc.- YASS for pulling it all together and giving the youth something to accomplish and be proud of!!