Moorland-Spingarn: Is Black History an Endangered Species?

Today, many avid respectors of African American history learned that Moorland-Spingarn Reasearch Center is in Danger of closing its doors due to budget contstraints.

Even though Moorland-Spingarn is a premiere research institution for the African Diaspora, many Howard students do not even know the center still exists for them to learn important facts about their history from primary resources. The under-utilization is a major reason for the layoffs and unfilled vacancies.

Each year the budget is smaller and smaller and unless something is done the doors of our rich history could be put away.

According to TheRoot.com, the 95 year old research center, has imperative vacancies that need to be filled such as Director, Chief Librarian, Prints and P

hoto Librarian, and Chief Administrator. The Center normally employs 50 employees to maintain all of these African American records and documentations.

We need to see what we can do to save this historical landmark that houses so much information about who we are and our journey.

To read the full article on what is taking place at Moorland Spingarn CLICK HERE