Here and Now 1/5/25: Preserving Black history and landmarks in New York City

ByEyewitness News and Sandra Bookman

Monday, January 13, 2025 6:11PM

Here and Now 1/5/25: Preserving Black history in New York City

On this edition of Here and Now, we discuss efforts to preserve Black history in New York City, including a 19th century building linked to the abolitionist movement.

NEW YORK (WABC) -- On this edition of Here and Now, we discuss efforts to preserve Black history in New York City.

After a four-year campaign, a 19th century building in Greenwich Village connected to the abolitionist movement has been designated as a historical landmark.

This rare, surviving site was the home of Jacob Day, a prominent Black businessman and abolitionist.

Joining us to discuss this momentous recognition is Village Preservation Executive Director Andrew Berman and Historian-Author Eric K. Washington.

Also ahead, we'll introduce you to the author of a new book highlighting the free Black families that helped shaped Brooklyn.

Plus, hear more about Determined To Educate, an organization on a mission to change young lives.

We also catch up with the Boys & Girls Club of Paterson and Passaic, an organization that's been making a difference for over six decades in New Jersey.

And later, meet a pair of New Jersey sisters described as two of the most dynamic high school basketball players in the country.

Here and Now with Sandra Bookman airs Sundays at 12:00 p.m. on Channel 7, WABC-TV in New York City.