We Welcome Our Newest Board Members
We are delighted to welcome three new members to our Board of Directors. They are Claire Fay, Marc James, and Michael King, the son of Black Fives Era pioneer William “Dolly” King. Thank you for your service and for your commitment to our mission!

Some members of the Board of Directors of the Black Fives Foundation. (Left to right: Claire Faye, Claude Johnson, Eric Vinson, Michael King, Marc James, Robert Castaneda. Not Present: Julia Alexander, Howie Evans.)
“It’s such an honor to have them join our team,” says Black Fives Foundation executive director Claude Johnson. “They help elevate us in so many ways as we move forward, excited and poised for the journey ahead, into 2016 and beyond.”
Find out more about Claire, Marc, and Michael as well as the rest of our team here.


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