WLKY

'The Unknown Project' hopes to put spotlight on enslaved Louisvillians

COUNTRY TO FACE A RECKONING WITH ITSAS PT, BUT WE ARE JUST GETTING STARTED THERE. THERE’S A LOT OF RECKONING TO BE DONE IN JUST A LOTF O ACKNOWLEDGING WHAT HAS HAPPENED AND WE WE SEE PUSH BACK WITH ...
WLKY

(Un)Known Project gets $50K grant for augmented reality app

FACE FEDERAL CHARGES FOR SHOOTING DOWN THE DRONE. A LOCAL GROUP IS GETTING SUPPORT AND SHARING THE UNTOLD STORIES OF ENSLAVED KENTUCKIANS. THE UNKNOWN PROJECT LEARNED TODAY THAT IT RECEIVED A $50,000 ...
WAVE3

The ‘Unknown Project’ aims to help Black people track their lineage

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - In a mission to find the “Unknown,” IDEAS x-Lab partnered with the City of Louisville and the Frazier Museum to search for the names, stories and locations of Black people who ...
WDRB

Trailblazing Black leaders honored by Elders Footprints exhibit on Louisville waterfront

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- On the banks of the Ohio River in downtown Louisville there is an exhibit being installed that features a sidewalk dotted with footprints. The Unknown Project and its Elders ...
The Courier-Journal

(Un)known Project's new public art along the Ohio River honors the enslaved on Juneteenth

LOUISVILLE — From afar, the two new benches installed on the banks of the Ohio River between Ninth and 10th streets in downtown Louisville may not appear to be anything other than spots to sit and ...
Washington Times

The (Un)Known Project retraces journeys of Kentucky’s slaves

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Fugitive slaves once stood on the banks of the Ohio River in Kentucky, gazing across its waters at the Indiana coastline and realizing that freedom was within a mile. Some ...