A group of architects and historians in the Washington, D.C.metro area are now spearheading a push to enshrine the contributions of Black professional architecture's forefathers to the built environment of our nations capital through preservation research. Their advocacy was recently picked up recently by Washingtonian magazine, which mentioned their involvement with the DC Preservation League in creating the new Black Architects Archive.The group includes Princeton University assistant professor Jay Cephas andMelvin Mitchell, one of the more prominent advocates for the better development of an academic-to-professional pipeline at HBCUs including his alma mater Howard and Morgan State University in Maryland. Mitchells efforts at getting to a more equitable profession were also featured in last years look at existing barriers to licensure withNCARBCEO Mike Armstrong and formerNOMAPresident Pascale Sablan.