New Negro Republic is a heritage, cultural, educational, and creative institution-building platform dedicated to preserving, interpreting, and advancing Negro American history, identity, archive, creativity, and public memory.
New Negro Republic exists to transform historical preservation into living public education, cultural production, brand identity, and institution-building. The work centers Negro American history while building bridges across Black history, Staten Island history, New York history, genealogy, sound, fashion, visual culture, and community development.
The larger vision is to build a long-term cultural ecosystem that includes archive activation, public programming, education, creative production, cultural goods, media, membership, and future physical institutions such as the Negro House & Tea Room.
Rashid Littlejohn, Cultural Architect, New Negro Republic