Brent Leggs | Seeing History, Seeing Potential | CreativeMornings/DC

We have been working for decades to tell the story of the Black experience in America through land protection and historic preservation. A crucial aspect of our work is sharing stories that “go beyond the stereotypical Black narrative that’s often rooted in slavery or pain or trauma,” says Brent Leggs, executive director of the African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund and member of TPL’s Black History and Culture Advisory Board. Like him, we’re determined to preserve historic places that s