Brent Leggs is the executive director of the African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund and strategic advisor to the CEO of the National Trust. Envisioned as a social movement for justice, equity, and reconciliation, the Action Fund is promoting the role of cultural preservation in telling the nation’s full history, while also empowering activists, entrepreneurs, artists, and civic leaders to advocate on behalf of African American historic places.

Articles and Appearances

• "How One Preservationist Is Bridging Black History with Black Futures," Veranda
• "US needs monuments celebrating African American history, not Confederate statues," The Art Newspaper
• "What Should Happen to Confederate Statues in the U.S.," Architectural Digest
• Preserving African American Historic Places
• "Growth of Historic Sites," The Public Historian, University of California Press
• "The Fight to Preserve African-American History," The New Yorker
• NBC Today Show appearance
• “The Mellon Foundation at 50,” a documentary by director Stanley Nelson
• “The Green Book: A Guide to Freedom,” a Smithsonian Channel documentary by filmmaker Yoruba Richen
• “The Conscience of America: Birmingham’s Fight for Civil Rights,” a CUNY TV and Black American documentary by producer Carol Jenkins
• Brent Leggs: Seeing History, Seeing Potential, Creative Mornings at NPR
• "A Grant Helps to Restore the Largest Colonial-Era African Burial Ground in the U.S.," Architectural Digest
• "Nina Simone’s Childhood Home Gets ‘National Treasure’ Designation," New York Times
• "James Monroe Enslaved Hundreds. Their Descendants Still Live Next Door.," New York Times
• C-Span Appearances