We welcome community members to self-nominate and/or share the HerStory of a Black woman who has made a positive civic, social, political, or creative impact in St. Louis.

Submissions will be considered for inclusion in an upcoming public installation by the Monument Lab Re:Generation project, which seeks to highlight Black HERSTORY through exhibition, oral histories, and public memory-making.

The Griot Museum of Black History earns one of Monument Lab’s $100k Re:Generation project grants to support the launch of its Black HerStory Initiative, which eeks to honor Black women whose contributions span political, social, and cultural spheres of the city through oral histories and public mark-making.

As a prelude to the 25th anniversary of The Griot in 2022, the museum’s supports join in to celebrate the unconventional journey of Ms. Lois Conley that led to the establishment of a much needed and St. Louis’ much-loved jewel, The Griot Museum of Black History.

For her In the City Artist Talk, Alana Marie shares stories from her documentary, Kinloch Doc.

During this event, she was joined by exhibit curator, De Nichols, to dive deeper into the processes of developing the film, learning her own familial connections to the city, and the impact she hopes the documentary will make.

For her In the City Artist Talk, Nyara Williams shared her stories and experiences depicting new realities of Black identity and liberation through her body of work, "Birth of a Legend." During this event, she was joined by exhibit curator, De Nichols, to dive deeper into the processes of developing photographic works featured in the Memories of Black Presence exhibit.

In this intimate conversation with In the City Artist Fellow, Collin W. Elliott, audiences joined in as he shared stories and experiences documenting familial ceremonies and rituals of grief. During this event, Collin was joined by De Nichols to dive deeper into the processes of developing his photographic works.

As the Memories of Black Presence exhibition documents the artists’ individual stories of places, people, and experiences across the ever-changing city, this virtual opening event fuses their voices in dialogue to reveal connections between their creative processes and unique relationships to the land, life, and history of St. Louis.

The Griot Museum of Black History and Harvard University Commonwealth Project are pleased to present In the City: Memories of Black Presence, a new virtual group exhibition and series of online programming that center the visual perspectives of six St. Louis photographers and filmmakers who were selected for the 2020 Harvard In the City fellowship. The online exhibition will open on Friday, March 26, 2021, via the new Griot Museum website (thegriotmuseum.com), and it will run online through Friday, May 28, 2021.

In collaboration with Washington University Professor Adrienne Davis, Kemper Museum Academic Programs Coordinator Rochelle Caruthers, and social impact designer, De Nichols, The Griot Museum of Black History seeks to initiate Growing Griot, a community-centered design and learning framework that investigates the feasibility of reimagining its purpose, redeveloping its building and grounds, and deepening its social power in contemporary St. Louis. This initiative is part of a multi-faceted, long-term vision that builds upon previously initiated and ongoing internal capacity-building activities.  Its primary goals include three scopes of work: community engagement, Team Griot, and facility planning.