Courses + Certifications.

  • Leadership: Creating Public Value (Course + Cert.) In-Process

  • Interdisciplinary Teaching with Museum Objects (Course + Cert.)

  • Defining Tribal Sovereignty: Why it Matters for Teaching and Learning About Native Americans (Course+Cert.)

    Life Along the River: Pamunkey Tribal History (Course+Cert.)

Speaking + Teaching.

    • Somebody's Ancestor is Here…. - In-Person - University of Pennsylvania’s Museum Certificate Program Session- Philadelphia, PA

    • 1838 Philadelphia Black Metropolis - Virtual & In-Person - Association for the Study of African American Life (ASALH) - Montgomery, AL

    • The Philadelphia Black Metropolis Walking Tour -In-Person- Historical Society of Pennsylvania - Philadelphia, PA

    • Mellon Foundation ‘22 Curatorial Fellowship Convening Project Presentation & Panel - In-Person - Philadelphia Museum of Art X Mellon Foundation - Philadelphia, PA

    • The Philadelphia Black Metropolis of 1838- Virtual- Historical Society of Pennsylvania - Philadelphia, PA

    • Black Metropolis Project & Presentation - In-Person & Virtual -Fruits of Our Labor Symposium at Carpenter’s Hall - Philadelphia, PA

    • Guest Teacher: 1838 Black History in the Philadelphia Area - In-Person-Agnes Irwin Upper Schools - Bryn Mawr, PA

    • Preserving the Narrative: Art, Culture & Stewardship Panel discussion-Hybrid Virtual & In-Person -Davinci Art Alliance - Philadelphia, PA

    • Greater Philadelphia Area Docent Consortium AAMP Tour - Virtual - Greater Philadelphia Area Docent Consortium Philadelphia, PA

    • Residency In Review with Lucy H. West & Morgan Lloyd – Virtual Moderated Talk, Philadelphia PA

    • Arrived…Celebrating William Still at 200 – Virtual- Historical Society of Pennsylvania - Philadelphia PA

    • Knowledge as Empathy: Philadelphia Police Department New Recruit Introduction – In-Person- AAMP Museum - Philadelphia, PA

    • Critical Eye: The Camera As A Social Justice Tool - Virtual- Michener Art Museum - Doylestown, PA

    • Virtual Conversation on Black Lives Matter Series - Virtual -Professional Women Photographers - New York, NY

    • Black History Month Celebration - Virtual -National Council of Negro Women, Tri-County Section -South, New Jersey

    • Fleisher at a Distance: Virtual Studio Tour with Ada Trillo - Virtual - Fleisher Memorial Art -Philadelphia, PA April

Professional Training + Fellowships

    • Museum Professionals Seminar - Studio Museum In Harlem (January ‘23)

  • Fellowships

    • Andrew Mellon Curatorial Fellowship - Philadelphia Museum of Art (‘21 -Oct ‘22)

    • ‘Stories Invincible’ Journalism Fellowship (Sept ‘22-Feb ‘23)

    Conferences

    • Association for the Study of African American Life (ASALH) Conference - In-Person - Montgomery, AL

    • Association for African American Museums (AAAM) Conference - In-Person + Virtual - Miami, Florida

    • Teaching Black History Conference - Virtual - Buffalo State University - Buffalo, NY

    • Andrew Mellon Curatorial Fellowship Convening - Philadelphia Museum of Art X Andrew W. Mellon Foundation -In-Person -Philadelphia, PA

    • Advancing Change: Retaining BIPOC Talent in Museums Symposium - Virtual - Saint Louis Art Museum -St. Louis, MI

    • Smithsonian Teaching Summit - Virtual - Smithsonian Institution - Washington, DC

    • “Skodoodisden Virtual Action Camp” -Indigenous Centered Training - Virtual -Indigenous People’s Power Project (IP3) -

    • B.PHL Innovation Fest- In-Person- Philadelphia, PA

    • Andrew Mellon Curatorial Fellowship - Philadelphia Museum of Art (‘21 -present)

    • Andrew Mellon Summer Academy Cohort - Philadelphia Museum of Art

    • Brooklyn Museum Intern Convening - Brooklyn Museum

    • Museum Seminar Program -Philadelphia Museum of Art

    • Museum Intern - Philadelphia Museum of Art

    • Provost Lecture on Diversity: What Borders Do - UPenn Law

    • Editorial Intern - InLiquid Galleries - Philadelphia, PA

 Artist Exhibtions

  • Spiritual Crossing: Reach & Embrace - Studio 1026- Philadelphia, PA (March 2023)

    • Collaborative w/ artist Ada Trillo ‘Black Live Matter’ Exhibition series featured - El Museo del Barrio - New York, NY

    • Collaborative w/ artist Ada Trillo ‘Black Live Matter’ Exhibition series acquired - Michener Art Museum - Doylestown, PA

  • Film ‘How Did I Get Here?’ featured for Bond of Knowing Exhibition-Tyler School of Art - Phildelphia, PA

Upcoming

Events

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 IN THE NEWS

2023

New walking tour reveals Philly’s brave Black community of the 1830s

2022

Local storytellers reshape Camden’s narratives by unearthing forgotten Black history

Meet the 2022 Stories Invincible reporting fellows

Sixth Class of the Andrew W. Mellon Curatorial Fellows Announced by Six Major U.S. Museums

2021

Thrillest Magazine: Where to Learn About Philadelphia’s Black History

‘Portals + Revelations’ exhibit examines artist Richard J. Watson’s works that some are calling genius

2019

InLiquid Gallery Blog: Meet Our Interns

Writing

2022

PhilaMuseum Blog (In-Process) “Thomas Gross of the Metropolis”

The Philadelphia Black Metropolis of 1838