The Culture Keepers Circle, esteemed guest at Yale Public History Institute (Yale PHI) Conference
SHEPERDSTOWN, WV, June 14, 2026 — The Culture Keepers Circle (TCKC) participated in the Yale Public History Institute’s “Our Composite Nation: Honoring Public History in 2026” multi-day convening hosted by the Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition. Prince, Head of TCKC, served as an esteemed guest, contirbuting to the future of public history and cultural sustainability as communities and their resources face threats of erasure under the current administration.
The Circle Co-Hosts Gullah/Geechee Land & Legacy Legal Forum
ST. HELENA ISLAND, SC, June 04, 2026 — The Culture Keepers Circle (TCKC) co-hosted the Gullah/Geechee Land and Legacy Legal Forum. As Head of TCKC and Founder of Cultural Sustainability Law, Prince facilitated discussions alongside Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation, on "Protection vs. Preservation." Hosted at the Lowcountry Outreach Center, the forum was an interactive dialogue with attorneys from the South Carolina Environmental Law Project, Lowcountry Legal Volunteers and the Center for Constitutional Rights.
NPCA appoints Prince The Culture Keeper™️ to its Veterans Council
WASHINGTON, D.C., May 19, 2026 — The National Parks Conservation Association’s (NPCA) Veterans Council appoints TCKC Founder A. Prince Albert III to its third cohort. This Council unites diverse veteran leaders to shape NPCA’s engagement strategy, serving as credible messengers of patriotism to protect parks. Drawing on his experience building legal and technical infrastructures for cultural resource protection, Prince will help elevate vital military voices, expanding key advocacy opportunities for veterans to connect with our shared heritage. These treasured spaces represent the tangible symbols of freedom and democracy veterans fought to protect. Learn more about this council here: https://www.npca.org/resources/3376-the-npca-veterans-council?_gl=112kwe6g_upMQ.._gaMTk2Mzg4MTQzMy4xNzc2ODEyMjA5_ga_Q34526RVM3*czE3NzY4MTIyMDgkbzEkZzAkdDE3NzY4MTIyMDgkajYwJGwwJGgw
The Culture Keepers Circle Lobbies for National Parks on Capitol Hill
WASHINGTON, D.C., May 19, 2026 — The Culture Keepers Circle (TCKC) joined a number of other National Parks and Environmental interest groups in educating members of Congress about the dangers of continued under-funding and proposed de-funding of our national park system. TCKC co-hosted sessions with Congresspersons providing critical data and analysis on the detrimental effects of this administration’s actions on constituent communities and their cultural resources.
The Culture Keepers Circle at Philly Tech Week
PHILADELPHIA, PA, May 06, 2026 — The Culture Keepers Circle (TCKC) attended the 16th annual Philly Tech Week, a week-long series that convenes thousands of tech founders, investors, students, and community builders in the region for interactive experiences hosted by 1Philadelphia. Prince, Head of TCKC, attended as a special guest, representing our organization’s interest in digital preservation and technological innovation that maintains, revitalizes, and reimagines cultural lifeways.
The Culture Keepers Circle at Tenur House during SXSW
AUSTIN, TX, March 13, 2026 — The Culture Keepers Circle (TCKC) participated in Tenur House: A Day of Conversations on Influence, Community, and the Relationships That Build Careers, during SXSW. As Head of TCKC, Prince moderated a Panel and a special interview with Tenur co-founder Jun Chen on the importance of discomfort in building relationships. Prince was also interviewed about the role of relationships and how TCKC's Cultural Resource Threat Tracker™️ is built to show relationships at scale between different cultural communities, revealing how they intersect in the policies that impact them. The tool’s real-time tracking abilities support communities’ relationships with their own cultural resources by providing crucial information on the federal actions threatening them.
The Circle launches its Cultural Resources Threat Tracker
WASHINGTON, D.C., March 05, 2026 — The Culture Keepers Circle (TCKC) officially launched its Cultural Resource Threat Tracker™️ on Capitol Hill. The Cultural Resource Threat Tracker™️ is the first & only AI-powered tool that monitors federal actions affecting billions of cultural resources in real time. It provides a clearer picture of the onslaught of regressive policies coming out of all federal entities under the Trump Administration, allowing us to monitor these actions, recognize patterns to predict future targets, and mobilize to protect our communities.
The Circle is Founding Member of NPCA's Cultural Resources Coalition
WASHINGTON, D.C., March 05, 2026 — The Culture Keepers Circle (TCKC) helped launched the National Parks Conservation Association's (NPCA) Cultural Resources Coalition as one of the coalition's founding members. Prince, Head of TCKC, played an integral role as a special guest speaker. By engaging with national partners, we further our mission of documenting and sustaining vital cultural heritage. This coalition will support an organized effort to educate and uplift congress members that have championed these issues
The Circle Co-hosts the Inaugural Marva Ruth Albert Cultural Sustainability Symposium
NEW YORK, NY, November 27, 2025 — The Culture Keepers Circle (TCKC) was selected to attend the inaugural Google AI University summit today. The event sought to equip Small and Midsize Business (SMB) owners, non-profit policy executives, and workforce development leaders with AI tools, skills, and best practices. In an industry dominated by massive corporations intertwined with government institutions and federal initiatives, the ability to create our own digital tools and spaces is vital to sustaining our cultural narratives, lifeways, and resilience.
The Culture Keepers Circle at Google AI University: Building Opportunities for All
NEW YORK, NY, November 27, 2025 — The Culture Keepers Circle (TCKC) was selected to attend the inaugural Google AI University summit today. The event sought to equip Small and Midsize Business (SMB) owners, non-profit policy executives, and workforce development leaders with AI tools, skills, and best practices. In an industry dominated by massive corporations intertwined with government institutions and federal initiatives, the ability to create our own digital tools and spaces is vital to sustaining our cultural narratives, lifeways, and resilience.
Culture Keepers' Field Trip to Smithsonian Museum of The American Indian (NMAI)
WASHINGTON, D.C., November 18, 2025 — The Culture Keepers Circle (TCKC) hosted a field trip to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian, where Prince, Head of TCKC, led guests on a tour of the museum. The event highlighted the importance of protecting and centering Indigenous narratives of history and culture. Guests had the opportunity to observe in real time the changes that were being made to the museum while Prince explained the implications of such alterations and the cultural communities that face the consequences.
The Circle Co-Hosts ‘Rep Hard Yard’ Homecoming Celebration at Penn Center
WASHINGTON, D.C., September 28, 2025 — The Culture Keepers Circle (TCKC) hosted a field trip to the Library of Congress where Prince, Head of TCKC, delivered a lecture on the importance of archival preservation to a group of historical scholars and leaders of policy. While leading our guests on a tour of the Library, Prince highlighted the threats that it and other national record-keeping institutions face under an aggressive and authoritarian administration.
Culture Keepers' Field Trip to National Reconstruction Park
WASHINGTON, D.C., September 28, 2025 — The Culture Keepers Circle (TCKC) hosted a field trip to the Library of Congress where Prince, Head of TCKC, delivered a lecture on the importance of archival preservation to a group of historical scholars and leaders of policy. While leading our guests on a tour of the Library, Prince highlighted the threats that it and other national record-keeping institutions face under an aggressive and authoritarian administration.
Culture Keepers' Field Trip to Library of Congress
WASHINGTON, D.C., September 28, 2025 — The Culture Keepers Circle (TCKC) hosted a field trip to the Library of Congress where Prince, Head of TCKC, delivered a lecture on the importance of archival preservation to a group of historical scholars and leaders of policy. While leading our guests on a tour of the Library, Prince highlighted the threats that it and other national record-keeping institutions face under an aggressive and authoritarian administration.
Culture Keepers Field Trip to Smithsonian Museum of American History (NMAH)
WASHINGTON, D.C., August 23, 2025 — The Culture Keepers Circle (TCKC) hosted a field trip to The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture. The visit commemorated of International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and Its Abolition. Prince, Head of TCKC, led a tour of the museum with members of the public whilst enlisting the group to help track the changes made to the museum’s exhibits under the Trump Administration. Guests learned essential American history while also witnessing its censorship first-hand.
Culture Keepers Field Trip to Smithsonian nmaahc
WASHINGTON, D.C., August 23, 2025 — The Culture Keepers Circle (TCKC) hosted a field trip to The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture. The visit commemorated of International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and Its Abolition. Prince, Head of TCKC, led a tour of the museum with members of the public whilst enlisting the group to help track the changes made to the museum’s exhibits under the Trump Administration. Guests learned essential American history while also witnessing its censorship first-hand.
Founding of The Culture Keepers Circle
WASHINGTON, D.C., April 08, 2025 — A. Prince Albert III, affectionately known as Prince The Culture Keeper™️ officially launched The Culture Keepers Circle (TCKC). The Circle is a national grassroots movement of African-descendant, Indigenous, Latiné, Asian Pacific Islander, and other cultural communities, formed to protect our cultural resources in the United States of America. The Circle achieves its mission by: (1) tracking threats to cultural resources, (2) convening experts and communities, and (3) celebrating culture and advocacy. The Circle built and operates the Cultural Resources Threat Tracker, the nation’s first and only AI-powered platform that tracks federal cultural-policy actions across seventeen agencies and surfaces patterns of harm to the cultural communities the actions reach" available at http://www.culturekeeperscircle.org/tracker.