Annually during Women’s History Month, the Middle Passage Ceremonies and Port Markers Project (MPCPMP) acknowledges women who have had an impact on families, communities, and this nation.  As an organization that addresses Middle Passage history, this Women’s History Month 2025 we begin with the little-known history of African women who were crucial in resisting capture and facilitating survival during the Middle Passage.

This Black History Month, the Middle Passage Ceremonies and Port Markers Project honors Oluale Kossola aka Cudjo Lewis, Redoshi aka Sally Smith, and Abake aka Matilda McCrear, unsung heroes who were the survivors of the last documented Middle Passage voyage to the U.S.

This Black History Month, the Middle Passage Ceremonies and Port Markers Project honors the unsung hero Barbara E. Pope (1854-1908) who waged an against-all-odds battle for racial equality.

This Black History Month, the Middle Passage Ceremonies and Port Markers Project honors an unsung hero who lived his entire life near Old Point Comfort, Fort Hampton, Virginia.

This Black History Month, the Middle Passage Ceremonies and Port Markers Project honors the unsung hero Agnes Kane Callum (1926-2015) whose ancestors are connected to Sotterley Plantation, a Middle Passage arrival location in Hollywood, Maryland, on the Patuxent River.

This Black History Month, the Middle Passage Ceremonies and Port Markers Project honors the unsung hero Susie King Taylor (1848–1912), a remarkable Civil War nurse, educator and memoirist.

This Black History Month, the Middle Passage Ceremonies and Port Markers Project honors the unsung hero Elizabeth Key (1630-1665).

This Black History Month, the Middle Passage Ceremonies and Port Markers Project honors the unsung hero Prince Mortimer (c. 1724 - 11 Mar. 1834).

This Black History Month, the Middle Passage Ceremonies and Port Markers Project honors the unsung hero Josiah Josephus Henson (6/15/1789 – 5/5/1883).

As a nation, we are at a crossroads. Will we enable and/or accept by our inaction chaos, disruption, violence, and persecution as a national agenda?  Will we have the collective courage to practice care, responsibility, and compassion? Each of us has a choice.  Using our heads, hearts and hands, how will we go forward to meet the challenges of the next four years?