AmNews launches Citadel campaign to preserve Black media, build Harlem’s future

It was a look into the future and a focus on the ground beneath us. Dozens came to the Amsterdam News’ headquarters on Nov. 9 to play a part in helping to preserve Harlem’s rich history as the news organization launched its Citadel of Black Truth capital campaign: an effort to transform the newspaper’s historic home into a new public center for Black journalism, history, and community life. $44MCitadel of Black Truth campaign goal 117years of publishing every single week 2340Frederick Douglass Boulevard, the AmNews home The $44 million campaign is intended to restore and expand the AmNews building at 2340 Frederick Douglass Boulevard. The Citadel campaign will restore the original AmNews newsroom, preserve the Black press’s archives and make them accessible to future generations, and turn the Amsterdam News headquarters into a neighborhood meeting place available for community members who want to shape the Harlem of the future.

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