Urban League Empowerment Center

Urban League Empowerment Center will bring first civil rights museum to 125th St. as part of $225 million mega-development
Plans call for a 400,000-square-foot complex that will include both affordable and market-rate housing, sprawling retail spaces and a new national headquarters for the National Urban League

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Malcolm X College construction to include local residents and black architect

Chicago’s new $251 million Malcolm X College will be designed by a black architect — and 12.6 percent of the 950 construction jobs will be earmarked for community residents — under a hiring preference disclosed Wednesday that was not enough to satisfy a protest leader.
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Terrence E. O’Neal Elected to College of Fellows of The American Institute of Architects

Terrence E. O'Neal FAIA, managing principal of TONA - Terrence O’Neal Architect LLC, has been elected to the prestigious College of Fellows of The American Institute of Architects (AIA). O’Neal was selected for his achievements in architectural practice, and in AIA and community leadership.
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Redesigning Detroit: A New Vision for an Iconic Site

Opportunity Detroit is looking for innovative, creative, and inspired designs for a new building that will sit on the historic Hudson’s site, one of the most beloved locations in downtown Detroit.


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Yahoo Group "Black Architects Forum" shutting down.

Long overdue.  I will be closing the yahoo group this week.
Thanks for the continued support.

I will continue to post information of interest to black architects and designers on this blog.

Mount Airy museum exhibit features black architects and builders

The exhibit, "African-American Builders and Architects in North Carolina," started in September and runs through Jan. 14. 
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Framing a Cultural Ideal: Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial

Distinguished Alumni Award Presentations
October 28, 2011 06:30 PM
Stamps Auditorium at Walgreen Drama Center
Dr. James Chaffers, FAIA, M.Arch.'69, D.Arch.'71, and Dr. Ed Jackson Jr., D.Arch.'93, will participate in a panel discussion, 'Framing a Cultural Ideal,' focused on the inception, design, and construction of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. – which will be officially dedicated and opened in August 2011. The panel will focus on the challenges and opportunities in translating social, ethical, and visual ideals into architectural and landscape space.
Time: 6:30 PM
Location: Penny Stamps Auditorium, Walgreen Drama Center, 1226 Murfin Ave., Ann Arbor, MI

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