National Council on Public History

Theresa Kennedy, MBA, is the founder and president of The Black History Foundation, a nonprofit working to preserve and expand access to Black history. Her public history practice focuses on gaps in historical records, community-informed research and storytelling, digital history, and the ways those gaps affect information found through AI. She is developing a Black history wiki prototype and research initiatives that invite collaboration with scholars, archives, and communities, including work on underdocumented Black history in Wyoming. Theresa brings 7–10 years of broader consulting experience in business development and technology, alongside 1–3 years in public history. She offers speaking, workshops, and collaborative project planning for libraries, museums, nonprofits, and other groups seeking more equitable historical interpretation. Virtual engagements are available across the United States.