Preserving the Past.Uplifting the Present.Inspiring the Future.
The African American Heritage Foundation keeps the history, culture, and contributions of Black Lafayette in front of the community, from the Heritage Parade to the elders we honor every November.
We preserve the past.
We collect, document, and lift up the stories of African Americans across Southwest Louisiana, with dignity and accuracy.
We uplift the present.
From Senior Citizens Thank You Day to the Heritage Parade, we honor our elders and bring the community together.
We inspire the future.
Our history belongs to the next generation. We make sure they inherit all of it.
Je'Nelle AlfredChargois
Radio voice of The Open Line on KJCB. NAACP president. Co-founder of the Black chamber. Founder of Senior Citizen Day, the Heritage Parade, and this Foundation. If it mattered to Black Lafayette, she was running it, broadcasting it, or had started it herself.
Honoringthe trailblazers.
Every November, Senior Citizens Thank You Day fills the room with the people who built Black Lafayette. Our founder started it more than three decades ago.
Come out.Bring the family.
Four signature gatherings a year, plus the cultural celebrations we support. Every one of them is open to the community.