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“Over the weekend Hollywood Black won the 2025 Independent Spirit Award for Best New Non-Scripted or Documentary Series. Based on the book by eminent film historian Donald Bogle, this four-part series reveals the often-hidden history of Black cinema and the foundational influence of multitudes of Black filmmakers, actors, actresses, directors, producers and other cast and crew."

“We recently visited Jackson, Mississippi as part of our ongoing work with the National Park Service and had the profound opportunity to visit the Medgar Evers National Monument, the home where Medgar Evers lived with his family and where he was tragically assassinated in 1963."

Eve Moros Ortega, Director spent an afternoon exploring the Flight Into Egypt exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, on until February 17th.

“I loved the range of media in the show, from paintings and sculpture to album covers and music videos. It presented a wonderfully broad spectrum of the different ways that Black artists find expression and inspiration from Egypt.”

To start the month off, we’ll hand it over to our President and Managing Partner Joy Bailey-Bryant, to share her experience of attending the Beloved Community Awards at The King Center in Atlanta, Georgia.  

"It was a gathering of beautiful universal and Black excellence and it was truly amazing to share space with some of the most positive humans making changes across the globe."  

All throughout February, our team will be exploring cultural spaces – big and small - that illuminate the stories of Black communities year-round. We’ll be highlighting individuals and organizations that educate, celebrate and honor the pivotal events, movements and achievements of Black people throughout history and today. 

“It was very exciting for me to be interviewed by Josh O’Kane, a leading journalist for Canada‘s national newspaper, The Globe & Mail. I hope you can take a few minutes to read the article and see what he wrote based on our two-hour conversation on the future of museums.”

“Los Angeles is a vibrant and thriving center for arts and culture—home to many artists, culture bearers and creative professionals, as well as historic sites, cultural landmarks and arts organizations. It's devastating to see such a beautiful city in such ruins.” – Lord Senior Consultant Erica Rawles, who was born and raised in Los Angeles and is currently based in the city.

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We’ve had an extraordinary year of growth and change and are so grateful for the opportunity to work on so many incredibly exciting projects. Here’s a peek into what 2024 had in store for us.

Since 1992, Kathleen Brown has been an integral part of Lord’s mission to make the world a better place through culture. In 1992, she founded the U.S. offices of Lord Cultural Resources, and in 2015, she returned to Toronto, first as Director of Business Development, then COO, and then as Senior Practice Leader.

Please join us in congratulating Kathleen on her next big move: retirement.

Congratulations to Hinchliffe Stadium on winning the 2024 Richard H. Driehaus Foundation National Preservation Award, presented by the National Trust for Historic Preservation.