The Fund the Future Giving Campaign powers the digitization of rare and culturally significant films, the cataloging of historic vinyl, public programming and invests in new generations of creators and scholars.To fight cultural loss and protect endangered media, prioritization for the next phase of building The Black Canon archive is focused on:Film cataloging and digitizationArchiving of the vinyl record collectionCreating greater access and educational programming for the broader communityThe Black Canon is also launching annual legacy scholarships (February 2026) to honor both of their late parents (James E. Wheeler: African American Studies, Film, Archiving; and Ruth Ann Wheeler: Education) so their stories can live on to inspire what's next.Please contribute to help us make history, to empower the future.All funds directly support these efforts and are tax deductible. Donations of $250+ will be publicly acknowledged in our annual Impact Report as part of The Canon Circle.More about The Black Canon CollectionThe Black Canon Collection is a non-profit dedicated to preserving and promoting African American literary, performing, visual, and media arts. The Black Canon Collection represents one of the most comprehensive Black multimedia collections in the world.Within the collection, there are an estimated 40,000 items spanning film, posters, books, albums, magazines and periodicals, photographs and beyond.Inherited by a sibling duo, with aspirations of not only honoring their late father's legacy but preserving the rare and culturally significant artifacts he collected for future generations. To date, The Black Canon has cataloged 4,500 artifacts within the collection.