Black in Historic Preservation
k. kennedy Whiters, RA launched Black in Historic Preservation to bring together a community of professionals, tradespeople, citizen advocates, and students who practice or study historic preservation and heritage conservation, and who self-identify as Black, African, or African American. This group serves as a platform and resource for anyone wanting to support Black Historic Preservationists.
Known as the "Council House," this was the residence of Mary McLeod Bethune. Source
Our Mission
Educate and advocate for the preservation of Black heritage sites and for the Black people who preserve them. We practice this mission via the following core practices:
Core Practice 1. Education
To highlight the past + present contributions of Black people to historic preservation in the US + beyond.
To highlight learning opportunities in historic preservation and allied fields.
Core Practice 2. Equity + Well-Being
To support the success of Black people in historic preservation to thrive as professionals, tradespeople, students, and grassroots citizen advocates, to support the success of the communities and people they serve.
Our Story
Black in Historic Preservation is a program of wrkSHäp | kiloWatt, LLC, a Black woman-owned design studio founded by k. kennedy Whiters, AIA that specializes in historic preservation/heritage conservation + owner's representation (construction project management). kennedy brings to the management of Black in Historic Preservation years of experience in project management, operations management of her businesses, and experience as Director of Operations of a national US-based social justice non-profit. Special thanks to Founding Advisor Nakita Reed AIA, NOMA, CPHC, LEED AP, who helped with Beta Test Participant Coordination for the Black Preservationists Directory.
