With Martin Luther King, III
With Rasheda Ali (Daughter of Muhammad Ali)
With Rosalind Brewer and Sorority
With State Rep. Jamila Taylor
With The Links, Incorporated
With civil rights leader and U.S. Ambassador Andrew Young
With Bill Bellamy and Jessica Care Moore
With U.S. Congresswoman Maxine Waters
With Mignon Clyburn and peers in Israel
With legendary artist Samella Lewis
With Valerie Jarrett, Hill Harper, and community partners
With Smithsonian Curator Dr. Damion Thomas
With King County Executive Dow Constantine
With Wanda Herndon
With Jacqueline Hamer Flakes, the belated daughter of Fannie Lou Hamer
With U.S. Ambassador Dr. Susan Rice
With Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch and Sylvia Cyrus
With civil rights leader Rev. Dr. C.T. Vivian
With Bruce Turner, the descendant of Nat Turner
With Wanda Herndon
With Governor Jay Inslee and Stacey Abrams
With Dr. Constance Rice and Seattle Mayor Norman Rice
“LaNesha has a warm, corporate professionalism with a passion for and commitment to people.”
- Crasha Townsend, PhD
Virtual Conversation with Dr. Cornel West
Author and activist Dr. Cornel West is former Harvard University Professor of the Practice of Public Philosophy and Professor Emeritus at Princeton University
At the Smithsonian Castle with Secretary Lonnie Bunch, the nation’s first African American Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution & Dr. Vedet Coleman-Robinson of the Association of African American Museums
“This little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine.”
~ Fannie Lou Hamer
Check out LaNesha’s media kit HERE. Learn about her trailblazing work in public history, educational justice, museum advocacy, and more.
Featured in Broadcast Media
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On KIRO 7 discussing NAAM’s award-winning Juneteenth Week programming
On KIRO 7 discussing MLK60, the 60th Anniversary of Dr. King’s 1961 visit to Seattle
On King5 discussing the “triumphant return” of the Northwest African American Museum
Yahoo News - ABC23 TV
King5 TV
Onward & Upward Web Series
King5 TV
Alpha Graphics
TV64
Fox13 TV
King5 TV
Congressman Adam Smith TV
Q13 TV
WNBA Seattle Storm
The Everygrey
Fox13 TV
Seattle Medium TV
Town Hall Seattle TV
Q13 TV
American Black Journal
Featured in Print Media
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The Puget Sound Business Journal named LaNesha DeBardelaben and 12 other women leaders as 2022 Women of Influence.
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“You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.”
- Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Crain’s Detroit
Media Highlights
LaNesha discusses the role of museums within communities and museum experiences upon identity development.
Media Highlights
LaNesha discusses the learning opportunities within museum exhibitions in these three news segments.
“Education, connection, and self-discovery are at the center of Black museology. Black museums are like mirrors - they help us see who we are and who we can be.”
Media Highlights
LaNesha discusses the history of the museum and its relevance to community.
“Smooths seas don’t make skillful sailors.”
Click HERE to go to NPR interview, then click on blue audio button to listen to LaNesha’s Juneteenth discussion.
“For museums, the choice is either resilience or irrelevance. When museums see themselves not only as serving their community but AS their community, they will undoubtedly be resolute, fortitudinous, adaptive, and unrelenting, despite the challenges they face.”
“Your work is to change the world.”
~ James Baldwin
Podcast Highlights
Latest News
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U.S. Congressman Adam Smith (WA-9th District) bestowed LaNesha DeBardelaben with the 2024 Champion of Justice Award for her leadership in the arts, museums, education, affordable housing, and community development. Congressman Smith has been a longtime collaborator with DeBardelaben on this impactful work.
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Seattle Reign professional women’s soccer team recognized LaNesha DeBardelaben as a Legend during their Juneteenth home game in recognition of her extraordinary contributions to community and in her industry. Thank you Seattle Reign and Starbucks for teaming up to recognize women like LaNesha leading in Washington State.
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Edmonds College tapped LaNesha DeBardelaben to be its 2024 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Keynote Speaker. Thank you Edmonds College for uplifting the radical and revolutionary legacy of love that Dr. King and Coretta Scott King modeled.
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LaNesha DeBardelaben has been named to the Top 50 Women of Washington for 2023 by Women We Admire. Congratulations LaNesha and all 50 women leaders who are making a difference though their influence and inspiration.
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LaNesha DeBardelaben was ordained and installed as Assistant Pastor at New Hope Missionary Baptist Church, a progressive, social justice-focused historic church in Seattle’s Central District. DeBardelaben now serves under her mentor and Senior Pastor, Rev. Dr. Robert L. Jeffrey, Sr.
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LaNesha DeBardelaben and 12 other women leaders were honored with a 2022 Women of Influence award by the Puget Sound Business Journal. Click HERE to read about her award. Congratulations to all honorees.
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For the past ten years, LaNesha DeBardelaben has been actively involved in strengthening the Association of African American Museums (AAAM), having served as the 18th National President of the AAAM Board of Directors. Click HERE to watch the 2022 presidential tribute video. Click HERE to watch LaNesha’s concluding State of the Association Address at the 2022 AAAM Conference held in Miami, Florida. Congratulations LaNesha and all past National Presidents of the Association of African American Museums for your tireless dedication to the Black museums field.
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Seattle’s Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemoration Committee presented LaNesha DeBardelaben with its Edwin T. Pratt Community Service Award for “embodying the highest spirit of dedication, integrity, and honorable service to our beloved community.” This award was presented on August 28, 2021 at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Park on the anniversary date of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Thank you MLK Commemoration Committee for recognizing all those who are dedicated to community.
“We who believe in freedom cannot rest until it comes.”
~ Ella Baker
