Bronzeville-Black Metropolis National Heritage Area

CTL-E-0913 · Organization · other · 2023-present

Verified evidence grade of this record

Federal heritage area established by Public Law 117-339 (January 5, 2023); up to $10M federal funding over 15 years; 200+ locations, 18th-71st Streets.

Notes

Merged into canonical KG 2026-10-03 from BVM-005; source entity IDs: CTL-DR-BVM-005:org-national-heritage-area; source research type(s): organization.

Sources

Chicago Reporter (2022-12-26); duckworth.senate.gov (primary source)

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Cite as: CultureTechLens, “Bronzeville-Black Metropolis National Heritage Area (CTL-E-0913),” October 4, 2026. https://culturetechlens.com/graph/entities/ctl-e-0913/

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The Overton Hygienic Building, 3619–6227 S. State St., Chicago — Anthony Overton’s Black Metropolis business headquartersPhoto: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The Chess Records studio booth during restoration, ChicagoPhoto: get directly down, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Ida B. Wells — portrait from ‘Women of Distinction’ (1893)Photo: Public Domain (from ‘Women of Distinction,’ 1893), via Wikimedia Commons

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