Athena F. Richardson, M.A. and I believe that it it is a privilege to support someone's dream and we have been honored to support Jawana Jackson's. Since 2021, I have worked alongside Athena F. Richardson to support Jawana Jackson as she explored how the Jackson Home and her family’s story should/could be preserved. We examined every option possible to achieve Jawana’s goals of using the home and its contents as an international educational tool for social innovation and civil rights history.

Jawana spoke, shared, and maintained laser focus on her dream. Athena and I listened, researched, and worked with Jawana to create “the blueprint” to find the next caretaker of the Jackson Home. We reached out to Katherine White*, Curator of Design at the Henry Ford to start a conversation and now we have made history. Please take the time out of your busy schedules to learn about the Jackson Home's history and its future.

*+ a fellow alumni of Eastern Michigan University’s Historic Preservation program.