Lorraine Blackwell is a writer, communications professional and documentary filmmaker. Lorraine’s served as director and producer for the 2016 documentary, Dunbar: The Alchemy of Achievement, An Oral History of America's First Black Public High School, which aired on PBS in Washington DC. She is a graduate of Howard University (film) and Virginia Commonwealth University (creative writing). She’s currently producing an agricultural documentary and making short films in her role a senior communications specialist.