About Us

African American Registry® (the Registry)

A 501 (c) 3 non-profit, with the most comprehensive on-line database resource of African American heritage in the world.

Our Mission: Inspiring the Young Minds of Our Future

Our Method: Teacher Preparation, Technology, Youth Programs

Our Goal: Curriculum Reform, Giving Youth a Guided Voice

Our Entrusted &

Esteemed Board

Benjamin Mchie
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Executive Director

Educational Consultant, Historian, Author and Media Producer

Dr. Marc Mauseth
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Treasure, Chair/Finance

Sports Scientist, Baseball Coach, Lawyer

Dr. Yvonne Banks
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Chair/Edu committee

Dean, Professor, Education, Metro State University

Alexander Hines
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Dir. of Diversity, Equity and Access & the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK) and President's Emerging Scholars Programs
College of Liberal Arts

Dr. Antonia Wilcoxin
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Dr. Antonia Wilcoxon, Ed.D. Equity Strategist, Community-Centered Engagement, Leadership Development

Lisa Tabor
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Diversity Consultant, President, Culture Brokers LLC

Joseph K. Selvaggio
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Philanthropist, Businessman, Author and Community Activist

Sharman Barrett
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Sharman Davis Barrett, Pacer Center, Family Disability Consultant

Dr. Kimberly Roan
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CEO Roan Consulting. Pres., Association of Black Women in Higher Education (Minnesota Chapter)

Jonathan Marcus
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Cinema & Media Production,
Intel Studios, Los Angeles, CA.

Nehita Onwubuya
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Registered Correctional Nurse, Youth Advocate, Frances McHie Scholar.

Burke Murphy
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Board Member

Strategist for Rural, Urban, and International Economic Competitiveness. Adjunct faculty teaching