Meet Ashley Drakeford

Ashley is a lifelong resident and advocate of Prince George’s County and a graduate of North Carolina A&T State University where she’s earning her B.A. in Cultural Thought. (Aggie Pride!) Getting involved, giving back, and connecting people are some of her main drivers. As a Girl Scout Troop Leader in Capitol Heights, a member of the Cottage City Garden, and more recently an Advisory Board Member of Creative Suitland, a local cultural arts-based center in Suitland, MD, she’s managed to cultivate community wherever she lands. In 2013 along with her sister Brittney, she launched Project InSPAration, a wellness experience for women in need.

Inspired by the brilliance of black women in her life she believes like the late J. California Cooper, “Every future has a past.” She strives to embrace the rich tradition of African storytelling and oral culture, seeking to learn, preserve, share, and continue the embroidered experiences and many legacies of Black Americans especially within Prince George’s County and Washington D.C. area.