County commissioners to consider new Black culture museum in downtown Fayetteville
Fayetteville could soon see a new museum focusing on Black local history and culture, as the Cumberland County Board of Commissioners will consider Tuesday whether to approve a potential contract with the nonprofit Community Development Foundation to take the first steps in the $900,000 project.
City Council agrees to $6.6 million in funding for proposed Civil War history center
Years after the request was first made, the Fayetteville City Council on Monday night gave organizers of a proposed Civil War history center what they wanted: $6.6 million. The council voted 9-0.
Plans for Black Voices Museum in early stage, project spokesman says
With commitments of $450,000 each from the city and the county, a spokesman for a planned museum chronicling local Black culture says he’s ready to start shaping the specifics of the project.
