MISSION

Foundation for Historic Africana (FHA) is dedicated to the preservation of the histories and cultures of Africans and the African Diaspora.  The FHA’s goals are to achieve its mission with historical research, publication of community histories and biographies, campaigns for the preservation of historic sites, cultural tourism and educational programming in underserved and underrepresented communities.

STAFF

Tiwanna M. Simpson, Ph.D.

Founder & Executive Director

Carolyn L. Staunton, M.A.

Program Coordinator

Sterling A. Ramsey

Georgia & West Coast Regional Project Director of Education & Fundraising

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Joanne  V. Gabbin, Ph.D.

Professor of English & Executive Director, Furious Flower Poetry Center- James Madison University

Rhonda C. Neal, MLHR

Chief Diversity Officer--Kaiser Permanente, Georgia Region

Maurice N. Perkins

Maurice N. Perkins Real Estate Co. Inc.

Past President of 100 Black Men Long Island, NY

Sylvia Frank Rodrigue

Owner, Sylverlining Editorial Consulting

Michelle L. Thomas, J.D.

Attorney, Dekalb County Law Department

Michelle L. Watts, Ph.D.

Scholar, African American Literature

Owner, Educational & Diversity Consulting Firm

Risa D. Williams, J.D.

Attorney; State Editor in Chief, Tax Analysts

Tanya Fogg Young

Writer/Editor; Journalist