
Niya Bates
Niya Bates is a PhD student at Princeton University in the History Department. Her current research interests include U.S. slavery and Reconstruction, Black radicalism, genealogy of families enslaved in Virginia, and …

Audrey P. Davis
Audrey P. Davis is the Director of the Alexandria Black History Museum. Throughout her tenure with the City of Alexandria, Davis has been recognized for her exemplary service and commitment …

Colita Nichols Fairfax
Dr. Fairfax is a Full Professor of over 20 years at Norfolk State University. She specializes in uncovering historical and cultural data to enhance community and marriage interventions/development, and social …

Lauranett Lee
Dr. Lauranett Lee is a public historian specializing in teaching, advocating, and collaborating with diverse community and academic audiences. She was the founding curator of African American history at the …

Karice Luck-Brimmer
Karice Luck-Brimmer is the Community Initiatives Program Associate for Virginia Humanities responsible for regional engagement in Southern Virginia and supporting the General Assembly African American Cultural Resources Task Force. Based …

Chardé Reid
Chardé Reid is a Black feminist archaeologist who draws on anthropology, history, and Black studies methods and literature to examine how legacies of the past, particularly colonialism and white supremacy, …

Justin G. Reid
Justin G. Reid is a public historian and cross-sector leader in cultural sustainability, advocacy, and philanthropy. As director of community initiatives at Virginia Humanities, he supports cultural heritage-focused partnerships statewide …

Tim Roberts
Tim Roberts, MA, RPA is a Secretary of the Interior-qualified, registered professional archaeologist with a 17-year career history in cultural resource management. He is an expert in the identification, evaluation, …

Hannah Scruggs
Hannah Scruggs is a genealogy reference assistant in the Robert F. Smith Explore Your Family History Center at the National Museum of African American History & Culture. A Central Virginia …

Cainan Townsend
Cainan Townsend is the Director of Education & Outreach and Associate Director at the Robert Russa Moton Museum (Moton), a National Historic Landmark. Cainan is a graduate of Prince Edward …

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