Stephanye R. Watts

A graduate of Clark Atlanta University, Stephanye is the Community Engagement Coordinator for Historic Germantown, a partnership of 18 extraordinary historic houses, destinations, and museums preserving the history of Northwest Philadelphia. Stephanye served her community in her previous posts as Program Manager at Recess, an artist-led, youth focused alternative to incarceration empowering court-involved young people to take charge of their own life story and imagine a positive future through art and Community Engagement Manager at Weeksville Heritage Center, a historic site and cultural center commemorating one of the largest free Black communities in pre-Civil War America. She continues to do so as a member of The HBCU Hub, CAU's alumni association, and UNCF's Inter-Alumni Council..

In 2017, Stephanye founded the Brooklyn-based Be Reel Black Cinema Club, a group dedicated to amplifying independent, rare + previously inaccessible films by supporting Black filmmakers, one monthly meet-up at a time. She was also recently elected to the board of the Arthouse Convergence, a national organization made up of indie film professionals and theater houses.

When the Philadelphia native isn't pushing the Black agenda, she is the woman behind the world's only R&B trivia night, #RhythmNBodyroll and the music podcast, The Psyce.

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