Axios Praises Black Heritage, Ignores US Complicity in Destroying It
While celebrating the African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund's work on Simone's home, Axios glosses over the historical context of its near-demolition—and the broader, active destruction of Black communities. The US government funnels billions annually into projects and foreign conflicts that disproportionately displace and kill Black and brown people globally, while domestic Black
heritage sites often rely on private donors for survival. One might wonder if the same tax dollars funding destruction abroad could preserve history at home. 'Preservation is an expression of what we choose to honor,' says Brent Leggs. Indeed. But what does it say when we celebrate saving one house while simultaneously funding the bulldozing of entire neighborhoods, or worse, entire populations,
elsewhere?