This event will feature a panel discussion featuring divers who seek to preserve the heritage of Black people through discovering and investigating wreckages of slave ships and salvaging artifacts. Panelists include:  Justin Dunnavan, Leader, Society of Black Archaeologists; Alexandra Jones, Founder and CEO, Archaeology in the Community; Kamau Sadiki, Lead Instructor and Board Member, Diving With a Purpose, National Black Scuba Divers (NABS); Ric Powell, Co-Founder & Member, Board of Directors, NABS; Mary Elliott, Curator, National Museum of African American History and Culture.

Remember to invite your friends, family and colleagues to the 2021 ASALH Black History Month Festival events happening all February.  Several events are free and open to the public on ASALH TV, the association’s premier YouTube channel!