COMMISSION ON AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY & CULTURE

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Banneker-Douglass Museum, 84 Franklin St., Annapolis, Maryland, April 2017. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

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COMMISSION ON AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY & CULTURE

Appointed by Governor with Senate advice & consent to 4-year terms:
Kali-Ahset Amen, Ph.D., Chair (chosen by Commission, 1-year term), 2027
Jaelon T. Moaney, Vice-Chair (chosen by Commission, 1-year term), 2027

Ura Jean Bailey, Ph.D.; Lori A. Bradford; Kara Hunt, Ph.D.; Philip Jackson Merrill; Brian C. Morrison, Ph.D.; Robert J. Patterson, Ph.D.; Ada Randall Pinkston; Hakeem I. Tijani, Ph.D.; Kennedi Wilson; Wesley Chandler Wood. Terms expire 2027.

Gina M. Lewis, 2028.

Rachelle M. Adams; Dina Gomes Daly; Walter A. (Wali) Gill, Ph.D.; Mark G. Glaze; Latoya Jenkins; Jyoti Mohan, Ph.D.; Bridgett Jones Smith; Althea R. Smith-Withers, D.Min.; Peter J. Spann; Chrissy M. Thornton. Terms expire 2029.

[photo, Banneker-Douglass Museum, Franklin St., Annapolis, Maryland]

Banneker-Douglass Museum, 84 Franklin St., Annapolis, Maryland, August 2018. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

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