Nichelle Lanier ✅

: For over 20 years, she has served as a faculty member at the Duke Center for Documentary Studies, teaching courses on oral history and veterans' projects. Notable Projects and Publications

: She helped grow the impact of the African American Music Trails of Eastern North Carolina and the "Freedom Roads" initiative. Collaborative Initiatives nichelle lanier

: Leads the Veterans Oral History Project and other documentary initiatives at Duke University . : For over 20 years, she has served

: She has produced work exploring Gullah Geechee traditions and funerary customs across the African Diaspora, including projects in Panama and Ghana. : She has produced work exploring Gullah Geechee

Lanier has held several groundbreaking leadership positions within North Carolina’s cultural and historical institutions:

: She successfully advocated for the legislation that created this commission and led its early efforts to preserve Black history.