Black Metropolis Convention & Tourism Council

Compelling documentary on the history of Blues told by the artists who lived it. To see this historic documentary please click on the link: https://youtu.be/5qq_qnLHf74  

Public officials lament the way that the coronavirus is engulfing black communities. The question is, what are they prepared to do about it? The old African-American aphorism “When white America catches a cold, black America gets pneumonia” has a new, morbid twist: when white America catches the novel coronavirus, black Americans die. This is the […]

The story of an Atlanta public housing community raises critical questions about race and poverty. Presented by Ken Burns. Please click on this link to watch the movie.

The video on this page states the prospective future of Black Chicago. Click on the image to watch on the YouTube page.  

This is the video of “The Untold Story of Route 66” by Candacy Taylor which tells the story of Green Book/Route 66.

Marc Sims talks with Harold L. Lucas President/CEO Black Metropolis Convention & Tourism Council How can Chicago’s African American neighborhoods become more prosperous and dynamic as the African American (ADOS) population declines? These are the links for the video of the interview with Harold L. Lucus by Mark Sims below please click on images below […]

The board directors of the Black Metropolis Convention & Tourism  Council (BMC&TC) a 501c3 not-for-profit Destination Marketing Organization (DMO) for the historic Bronzeville community and the broader south lakefront and south westside region of Chicago is both and humbled and honored to have had Chicago State University (CSU), under the supervision of Racquel Flores-Clemons, University […]

Esther Yoon-Ji Kang November 8, 2019 Esther Yoon-Ji Kang/WBEZ Bronzeville resident Ronald Muhammad said he doesn’t see “any advantage to the community” to have a casino on Chicago’s South Side. Muhammad attended a Nov. 7 meeting at the King branch library in Bronzeville to discuss the potential impact of a Chicago casino. Some South Side […]

Hello Mr. Lucas, My family and I would like to thank you tremendously for giving us such awonderful in depth tour of the Bronzeville, South Side neighborhood ofChicago. Prior to our arrival in Chicago, I searched tirelessly for a tourthat would provide my family an authentic view of Chicago’s Black culture.Thankfully we were not able […]