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Felton Offard, Music Director of Fannie! The life and music of Mrs. Fannie Lou Hamer
"AJ Musewe is an absolute Black-ass treasure. She is the dopest historian you'll meet. Unflinchingly honest and unapologetically Black, she makes history fun and dives deep into interesting backstories that humanize so many folks we thought we knew. Thought you knew about Robert Smalls? Thought you knew about Fannie Lou Hamer and myriad others? Prepare to be schooled, entertained, and challenged. Buckle up, buttercup; school is in session."
A selection of the Groundskeeper's favorite educational adventures
August Wilson Birthday Celebration Panel – How I Learned What I Learned The Seattle Rep Theater, Seattle, WA, April 2023
Medical inequity Series Session II:
The Eugenics Movement + Tuskegee Study
Proliance Surgeons - History of Medical Discrimination, Seattle, WA, June 2025
Black Women's Healthcare in America: From the Harlem Renaissance to Contemporary
Panelist - The Seattle Rep Theater - Seattle, WA, February 2025
Mrs. Fannie Lou Hamer & the Power of Determination
Pivotal Ventures, Seattle, WA, February 2023
The Black-Centered Origins of Juneteenth
University of Washington Law School Wellness Day, Seattle, WA, June 2022
The Salt Eaters Bookshop, Los Angeles, CA, June 2022
Black Citizenship in Action Panel Sankofa: From the Civil Rights Movement to #BlackLivesMatter - Moderator
Black PAC Digital Panel, Seattle, WA, June 2020
Medical inequity Series Session I:
J. Marion Sims
Proliance Surgeons - History of Medical Discrimination, Seattle, WA, April 2025
Jo Ann Robinson. The Woman's Political Council and The 1955 Bus Boycott
University of Washington Law School - Diversity Week, Seattle, WA, February 2024
A Conversation on Reconstruction Through the Life of Robert Smalls
University of Washington Law School, Seattle, WA, February 2023
The Struggle for Democracy - The Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, August 2021
Black History Month: So, You Want to Know More About Voting Rights?
Starbucks Black Partner Network, Seattle, WA, February 2020
Supreme Court Cases & their impact
University of Washington Law School - Diversity Week, Seattle, WA, February 2025
August Wilson Birthday Celebration Panel – How I Learned What I Learned
Panelist - The Seattle Rep Theater - Seattle, WA, April 2023
Understanding the Intersectionality and Origins of the 14th Amendment
Bellevue Schools Foundation, December 2022
Organizing in a Time Like This to Put Flesh On Faith - Moderator
Children’s Defense Fund Samuel DeWitt Proctor Institute for Child Advocacy Ministry, July 2020
"In this brief but comprehensive 30-minute talk, AJ will cover how the Reconstruction Amendments came to be and what those amendments mean to Black people in the past and today. She will discuss some of the ways in which Black activists were part of shaping this country even before the Constitution. The talk will highlight Mum Bett, a Black woman whose landmark lawsuit, Brom and Bett v. Ashley (1781), found slavery to be inconsistent with the Massachusetts State Constitution. Join us as we explore what the Constitution means to Black communities, through the lens of freedom, immigration, and history. And consider how the Constitution is used as a weapon as well as a form of protection throughout history and today. "
Siona Peterous, audio-visual storyteller, podcast producer and writer
"AJ is an encyclopedia of knowledge on the history of the Black diaspora. And while that in of itself is impressive, what really makes her work shine is her ability to teach through stories. She knows how to guide people through the most tense, horrific moments with care and how to balance those moments with the lighthearted tales as well."
A history nerd's dream moment
AJ (brimming with excitement and trying to keep it together) moderating a panel with the Rev. Dr. James Lawson and Dr. Charlene Sinclair at the Samuel DeWitt Proctor Institute for Child Advocacy Ministry's Black Citizenship in Action Panel Sankofa: From the Civil Rights Movement to #BlackLivesMatter. In this clip, Rev. Lawson emphasizes the importance of Black women to the success of the Movement and the lack of acknowledgment by academia.