Dr. Lauren C. O’Brien is a public historian specializing in the preservation of African American cultural heritage. In cultivating her professional practice, Lauren intentionally seeks out opportunities that encourage an interrogation of institutional silences and the creation of public platforms that excavate, archive, and celebrate the rich history of African Americans. Over the last several years, Lauren has developed and facilitated Black history interpretive tours, exhibits, educational curricula, and public programs for cultural institutions such as the Jane Addams Hull House Museum, the Lower East Side Tenement Museum, the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, and the Getty Conservation Institute. Lauren is currently based out of her hometown of Los Angeles and is the Assistant Curator for the African American History & Engagement Project.

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