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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Lynn Sweet

Congress creates Bronzeville-Black Metropolis National Heritage Area on Chicago’s South Side

The Ida B. Wells monument by Richard Hunt was unveiled in June 2021 at East 37th Street and South Langley Avenue in Bronzeville. (Ashlee Rezin /Sun-Times)

WASHINGTON — Preserving and revitalizing Chicago’s historic Bronzeville community — also known as the “Black Metropolis” — got a big boost Thursday when Congress sent President Joe Biden a bill to sign establishing it as a National Heritage Area.

Creation of the Bronzeville-Black Metropolis National Heritage Area was included in the National Heritage Area Act that the House passed Thursday on a 326-95 roll call. The Senate unanimously approved the bill Tuesday.

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