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Preserving stories of African Americans

Mary Morris Burnett Talbert, one of the many stories of African American history
Photo from Uncrowned Community Builders Website
Mary Morris Burnett Talbert, one of the many stories of African American history

The effort to collect and preserve the stories of African Americans remains the goal of the Uncrowned Queens Institute.  But it has now grown into a new identity -- Uncrowned Community Builders. 

WBFO'S Eileen Buckley sat down with Uncrowned Queens co-founder Peggy Brooks-Bertram to discuss its Community Historian Campaign.

You can learn more on line at www.uncrownedcommunitybuilders.com.