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Design Excellence by Black Landscape Architects

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The American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) is pleased to host Design Excellence by Black Landscape Architects, a social media campaign celebrating African American landscape architects and their valuable contributions to the profession. Learn more about Black landscape architects making strides in the profession and/or a design project that exemplifies excellence on ASLA social media channels including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn.

Coverage of Past ASLA Black History Month Celebrations

• ASLA Celebrates Black History Month 2020, 2019  
• ASLA Highlights Career Initiatives During Black History Month
• Black History Month a Time to Highlight ASLA's Diversity Initiative
• Black Landscapes Matter
• Celebrating Six Leaders of Landscape Architecture During African American History Month.
• Four Reasons Why ASLA is Celebrating Black History Month

Visit ASLA's Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Hub and learn about the society's efforts to support and advance DE&I in the profession and within ASLA. Featured modules on the hub include:

• ASLA Members: Leadership on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
• Educator Leadership
• Firm Leadership
• Programs and Resource

Black History Month, also known as African-American History Month in the U.S., is an annual observance in Canada, Ireland, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and the United States. It began as a way for remembering important people and events in the history of the African diaspora.

Meet the man who created Black History Month.