The Museum's Mission....is to serve the Community by providing a Forum for theÂ
promotion of Human Achievements and Cultural Enhancement Programs, alsoÂ
to Exhibit Exceptional Representative Arts and Industrial Expositions. Â
The Museum's Vision...is to be Instrumental in providing Leadership in the Pre-
servation, Interpretation and Conservation of the History and Evolution of allÂ
people of African Descent. Â Furthermore; the Museum's Public Programming Components creates excitement in discovery and learning and encourages people of all nationalities to explore the Arts and History in meaningful ways.
The major Anchors that describes the Museum's Public Programming recognizesÂ
the Cultural Acheivements, Gifts, Lineage and Unique Expressions that people of African Ancestry and World Communities share. Â Also our programming anchorsÂ
on Contemporary narratives which relates to current events and focuses on our
ever changing universe.
Remarks:Our museum will began operations as suitable facilities and adequate fundings are found. Â
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    Deacon T.C. &        Church Mother Paz Sirl
      Saint Paul
 Missionary Baptist ChurchÂ
    Santa Maria, CA
 Southern California Central Coast        African American PioneersÂ
        (Past / Present)
African American Civil Rights & Political Leaders
African American Religious Leaders
African American Business Pioneers & Leaders
      Â
African American Pioneers in Science & Engineering
* Mary McLeod Bethune
* Born: July 10, 1875; in Mayesville,Â
 South Carolina
* Died: May 18, 1955
* Founded the Daytona Norma & Â
  Industrial Institute of Negro Girls inÂ
 1904 (now Betune-Cookan College)
* President of National Association of  Â
 Colored Women
* Delegate & Advisor to National Â
* Conferences on education, Child Â
 Welfare, & Home Ownership.
* Director of Negro Affairs in National Â
 Youth Administration (1936-1944)
* Served as consultant of the U.S. Â
 Secretary of War for selection of the Â
  first female Officer Candidates.
* Vice President of the  NAACP
* Awarded the Haitian Medal of HonorÂ
 &  Merit.
* In Liberia she received the honor of Â
 Commander of the Order of the Star    of Africa.Â
*Charles F. Bolden, Jr.
 Administrator of theÂ
 National AeronauticsÂ
 & Space Administration
*Born: August 19, 1946, Â Â
 in Columbia, South Carolina, U.S.
* Alma mater: U.S. Naval  Academy & University Â
 of Southern California
* Retired U.S. Marine Â
 Corps Major General, & * Former NASA Astronaut.
* Bishop John Drew Shear Sr.
* Bishop Charles Harrison Mason
* Born: September 8, 1866
* Died: November 17, 1961
* American Pentecostal - Holiness   & Charismatic, Denomination Â
 Leader
* Founder, Chief Apostle Â
 Presiding Bishop of the Church Â
 of God in Christ
* Note: Current the Church has an   Estimated ( 6.5-Million) MembersÂ
(World-wide) on it's roles. Â
    Pastor Henry Littleton Lewis, Jr.
  New Hope Missionary Baptist Church
          Santa Maria, CA
 Elder / Pastor Orie &        1st. Lady
   Gladys Johnson
Victory Harvest Church      of God In Christ
    Santa Maria,CA
Bishop Herman Burns
Santa Maria, CA
Elder Julion Bond
Mount Zion Church of God In Christ
Santa Maria, CA
Deacon Fred Hamalton
New Hope Missionary Baptist Church
Santa Maria. CA
 Pastor/Superintendent Julius A. &     1st. Lady-Missionary Betty J. Ford   Â
Mount Zion Church of God In Christ
         Santa Maria, CA
Brother George Nathaniel Simpson
Victory Harvest Church Of God In Christ  Santa Maria, CA
Revern Clyde Robert Robert Gatewood; Sr.
Victory Harvest Church of God In Christ
Santa Maria, CA