The US Black Heritage Project is building a database of Black American reference trees to help families reclaim their lineages.

Margaret Murphy-Webb, 69, Chicago’s former “jazz cop”, brings free music to underserved communities through her South Side Jazz Coalition.

Kenneth Fobs, 67, discovered his love for jazz performance late in life; he shares what’s possible when you pursue your passion – at any age.

Dr. Calvin Mackie started with encouraging his nine-year-old son’s love for science in a New Orleans garage – and launched STEM-NOLA, a movement that has reached over 200,000 children.

After decades in print journalism, Sheila Solomon has come full circle to audio storytelling.

Bonnetta Adeeb, a retired history teacher, founded the Ujamaa Cooperative Farming Alliance to help communities reconnect with their agricultural heritage- one seed at a time.

Dr. John Francis is an environmental educator and activist who founded PlanetWalk to promote environmental awareness…and kept a 17 year vow of silence.

The African-American Cultural Garden is part of a complex of cultural gardens in Cleveland; here’s the backstory on this recognition of the Great Migration. 

Meet the people behind PBS series “Great Migrations” and the stories of the millions of Black Americans who migrated from the South.

Jon Eldan left a career in corporate law to create After Innocence, a nonprofit that supports those wrongfully incarcerated rebuild their lives after their release.

El trabajo voluntario de Gemma M. García con un ministerio carcelario basado en una iglesia en el sur de Florida despertó una pasión por ayudar a las mujeres encarceladas y un Premio AARP Purpose.

Gemma M. García’s volunteer work with a church-based prison ministry sparked a passion for helping incarcerated women – and an AARP Purpose Prize.

Renita White combined her executive experience and roots in Chicago’s South Side to create Of Color, Inc., for economic empowerment and social equity.

Sheila Solomon, 72, is an award-winning former newspaper reporter and editor with exciting plans as the host of Senior Planet’s new podcast, Aging Rewired.

The extraordinary journey of Dr. Judith Hamer’s family, from slavery to liberation, is among the exhibits at the National Museum of African American History and Culture.