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Cassell to Leave as Kept Museum Expands Reach
LaNisha Cassell, 51, will depart Oct 7 as executive director of the African American Museum of Iowa Cedar Rapids to lead Voices Under Ground in Kennett Square Pennsylvania a role focused on promoting racial healing through research and memorialization. A national search for a new director is underway.
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