Mia Shepherd

Mia Shepherd is the local project coordinator of Black Legacy Project, a musical celebration of Black history that launched in the Berkshires in 2021 and is now traveling the country. The Texas native is a member of both the U.S. Attorney’s Civil Rights Task Force and Blackshires Anchor Leadership Circle, and a Hate/Race-Based Crimes Victim Witness Advocate at the Berkshire DA Office. “Mia’s work with Music in Common and the Black Legacy Project has been instrumental in bringing the Berkshire community together to advance racial solidarity, equity, and belonging locally and beyond,” says Todd Mack, founder of Music in Common and past Berkshire 25 honoree.