Concerned Black American Citizens Announces the Center for Black American Heritage & Records Opening Summer 2026

Durham, North Carolina — March 8, 2026

Concerned Black American Citizens, Inc. announces the launch of the Center for Black American Heritage & Records, a first-of-its-kind institution since Reconstruction dedicated to restoring lineage, protecting family assets, and

strengthening generational wealth. A Grand Opening Celebration is planned for Summer 2026. The Center is located in the historic Hayti-Fayetteville corridor at Phoenix Square,

902 Old Fayetteville Street, Durham, North Carolina.

The Center will bring together three integrated labs that create a heritage-to-prosperity pipeline: the Genealogy Lab, helping families recover and verify ancestral records; the Legal Aid Lab, supporting property rights and heirs’ property issues; and the Financial Literacy Lab, equipping households with tools to protect and grow their assets.

Together, these labs will strengthen families by restoring history, protecting rights, and growing and preserving wealth for generations to come. You can help bring this vision to life. Support the launch of the Center by making a donation at our Givebutter page: here

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The work your contributions will support:

Genealogy Lab

Overview

The Genealogy Lab serves as the Center’s foundation for lineage verifi cation, ancestral documentation, and historical recovery. It provides families with access to research tools, archival guidance, and expert support to reconstruct family histories, verify lineage, and secure the records necessary for legal, economic, and cultural restoration. The lab anchors the Center’s mission by ensuring that every family has documented proof of who they are, where they come from, their family legacies, and what they are owed.

Description

The Genealogy Lab provides research, documentation, and verification services to help Black American families recover, confirm, and preserve their lineage and verify Freedmen status.

Financial Literacy Lab

Overview

The Financial Literacy Lab equips families with the practical skills, tools, and strategies needed to build, protect, and grow wealth across generations. Through workshops, coaching, and applied learning, the lab focuses on budgeting, credit, business formation, asset protection, and long‑term financial planning. It transforms financial literacy into economic power by giving families the knowledge required to stabilize their households and expand their opportunities.

Description

The Financial Literacy Lab delivers applied fi nancial education that strengthens household stability, protects assets, and builds long‑term economic power.

Legal Aid Lab

Overview

The Legal Aid Lab provides families with guidance and support on issues related to property rights, heirs’ property, family stability, and documentation protection. It helps community members understand their legal options, prepare essential paperwork, and defend their rights in matters involving property ownership, inheritance, displacement, and family and child security. The Legal Aid Lab ensures that families have the legal foundation necessary to protect what their families built and preserve it for future generations.

Description

The Legal Aid Lab offers family and property protection support to help households secure their rights, safeguard their assets, and maintain generational stability.

Concerned Black American Citizens, Inc has been driving structural change since 2019, through strategic advocacy, grant administration, and fiscal sponsorship. Rooted in a commitment to economic and environmental justice, we provide the infrastructure that empowers underserved communities to self-organize, access resources, and build sustainable futures. We specialize in managing public and private funds with transparency and accountability, supporting unregistered community groups, micro-enterprises, and grassroots leaders through tailored technical assistance and regranting programs. By bridging policy with practice, we help convert bold ideas into funded, impactful initiatives.