Stories of Local African American Heroes Video Project, Volume 2

The Kennard African American Cultural Heritage Center invites you to celebrate Black History with our Stories of Local African American Heroes video project! We are excited to release Volume 2 of the series!

View videos of seven African American Trailblazers, and then make a donation to support the Kennard Alumni Scholarship Program here. 

Donations can also be mailed to: Kennard Alumni Association, PO Box 213, Centreville, MD, 21617.

The video series is online now! Click the videos below to learn about Dr. Velma Speight, William “Bush” Gaines, Thomas Pauls, Marie Brown, Melvin Shorter, Dr. Leon “Pop” Taylor, and Author Jones.