ELLE MOORE

Architecture + history=❤ Preserving Black historic sites & history w/@savingplaces African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund 🏚🏠 My opinions. she/her

[ELLE MOORE @ElleMooreHP]

A thread of my preservation “To Be Read” stack that just gets bigger. Let’s start with Black Landscapes Matter by Walter Hood of @HDHoodDesign and @grace_tada

[ELLE MOORE @ElleMooreHP]

Do you remember when you joined X? I do! #MyXAnniversary

[ELLE MOORE @ElleMooreHP]

@KosherSoul I love this so much

[ELLE MOORE @ElleMooreHP]

Only 2% of architects are Black. Paul Williams. Vertner Woodson Tandy. J. Max Bond Jr. Philip Freelon. David Adjaye. These Black architects’ names should be familiar. On my TBR is Black Built by Paul Wellington, a fantastic book exploring the work of Black architects.

[ELLE MOORE @ElleMooreHP]

A thread of my preservation “To Be Read” stack that just gets bigger. Let’s start with Black Landscapes Matter by Walter Hood of @HDHoodDesign and @grace_tada

[ELLE MOORE @ElleMooreHP]

Another book in my stack is by one of hip hop architecture’s leading theorists and thinkers. Can’t wait to sit down with this! Grab your own copy of Hip-Hop Architecture by @sekou21!

[ELLE MOORE @ElleMooreHP]

I LOVE stepwells…

[The Cultural Tutor @culturaltutor]

This is the Queen's Stepwell in Gujarat, India, built nearly 1,000 years ago.

It is beautiful, but it isn't unique — India is filled with hundreds of stepwells just like it.

Here is the story of the world's most extraordinary underground architecture...

[Andrea Roberts, PhD @FreeBlackTX]

Our quarterly newsletter is here! In this issue, a Freedom Colony Feature from one of our Atlas contributors, a Free Cemetery Mapping Drawing, our new affiliation with a National Network, a calendar of Black History Month Events, and More! https://t.co/patH48wFbY

[ELLE MOORE @ElleMooreHP]

What I do is all about telling the full story of our collective historical narrative as a nation. To elevate untold stories and sites of Black achievement and activism. As we begin #BlackHistoryMonth to the censorship of those stories it is so important to tell them anyway

[Washington Post Live @PostLive]

.@SavingPlaces tells @RobinGivhan, “What we're seeing in Florida is certainly disappointing. And it speaks to the ongoing fragility of recognizing that our nation once had a racist past. And that, that history and that legacy is pervasive in all aspects of modern society."

[Washington Post Live @PostLive]

.@SavingPlaces tells @RobinGivhan, “We're hopeful that by interpreting the historic Black church's civil rights legacy ... That they can harness the power of those legacies to engage a new generation of activists within their walls to carry their legacies forward."

[Washington Post Live @PostLive]

.@SavingPlaces says, “Women are at the forefront of leading preservation campaigns … They are the daily stewards of American history. We hope that the fullness of their contributions will be seen and respected for the ways that they contribute to preserving American history."

[Washington Post Live @PostLive]

.@SavingPlaces tells @RobinGivhan, “It's critically important that we preserve the physical evidence of our past ... That we preserve the profound stories that are embodied in the walls, landscapes and cemeteries stewarded by African American churches."

[Washington Post Live @PostLive]

.@SavingPlaces tells @RobinGivhan, “Our purpose is to leave a lasting and permanent contribution on the American landscape. And to uplift African American struggle and achievement that is foundational to understanding the full American story."

[Be A King @BerniceKing]

94.

Today is your 94th birthday.

Everything you could have said about the human condition & how to improve it, you said. With courageous action.

Will we see in 2023 that honoring you = more than statues & quotes?

End racism (all inhumane isms)
Eradicate poverty
End militarism

[ELLE MOORE @ElleMooreHP]

Announcement days are ALWAYS my favorite days at the Action Fund. Find out more about this year’s Preserving Black Churches grantees here: https://t.co/qVvhn6WfWP

[ELLE MOORE @ElleMooreHP]

Today, as the nation commemorates MLK Day, I am pleased to share the @SavingPlaces African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund’s first round of Preserving Black Churches grants.
35 historic Black churches. $4M in funding. Learn more: https://t.co/c2RVhYInxt

[ELLE MOORE @ElleMooreHP]

I love bridges. This is a great thread and check out the comments too.

[The Cultural Tutor @culturaltutor]

Bridges represent some of the greatest achievements of human engineering and architecture. Here are 12 of the most extraordinary:

1. Millau Viaduct, France (2004) - the world's tallest bridge.

[ELLE MOORE @ElleMooreHP]

This is “Wow…”

[Science girl @sciencegirl]

As a tribute to all enslaved people buried in cemeteries in unmarked graves, artist Craig Walsh illuminated trees with faces to honour their souls

This installation is called Monuments and is Charlotte NC

[ELLE MOORE @ElleMooreHP]

Hey there, do you know of anyone of African descent in the US running 25 or more museum spaces of any kind? I know of Michelle Lanier in NC? And maybe @OEatonMartinez at @SavingPlaces? Any others?

[Saving Places @SavingPlaces]

Join the National Trust in support of the President utilizing his authority under the #AntiquitiesAct to designate a national monument that honors the legacy of Emmett Till and Mamie Till Mobley.

Add your name: https://t.co/h2keBV8o56

#SavingPlaces #TellTheFullStory

[ELLE MOORE @ElleMooreHP]

The @savingplaces #PastForward22 conference kicked off today. Looking forward to seeing colleagues, connecting with new ones and hearing about the latest issues across the country.

[ELLE MOORE @ElleMooreHP]

Saturday I had the pleasure of presenting at 2022 @savingplaces AACHAF awardee PA Hallowed Grounds’ (with @pres_pa) Annual Meeting about the Action Fund and preserving Black cemeteries and burial grounds. @AntoinetteJax of the @BCN_StoryShare was the keynote.