RECOLLECT A Distinguished Lecture Event: February 15, 2023 | We could not be more excited to introduce the inaugural Distinguished Lecture in Ideas & Organizing given by the inimitable @KeeangaYamahtta! An in-person prgrm on Feb. 15 w/Cheryl Harris @UCLA_Law & @ProfVestal @uclaurbnplnning and moderated by @ChallengeIneq's own @ananyaUCLA🔥 pic.twitter.com/
RECOLLECT Black Women and the Making of Democracy Event: October 25, 2022 | #Upcoming event for our #Philadelphia folks! Don’t miss @ericaadunbar’s #TruthBeTold #Keynote @Penn!! 👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾 @ABWHTruth #BlackWomen and the making of Democracy! #Blktwitterstorians #twitterstorians pic.twitter.com/WxW9Nb1AYX — JAAH (@JAAHistory) October 5, 2022 #CFP: @BlkPerspectives invites blog posts for an online forum on the topic of "
RECOLLECT Black Afterlives Matter, Too A battle for the preservation of Black cemetaries is now being waged. | Slavery descendants fight to memorialize a cemetery in MarylandDevelopment has forced many historically Black communities around the country to uproot and disperse. Cemeteries often remain the only proof that those communities existed.NPRMarisa Peñaloza “Slavery too is mostly
RECOLLECT "Making Black America" on PBS From PBS/ MAKING BLACK AMERICA: THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE is a four-part series from executive producer, host and writer Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr., which will premiere October 4th on PBS stations nationwide. Professor Gates, with directors Stacey L. Holman and Shayla Harris, chronicle the vast social networks and organizations created
RECOLLECT Still #1 What was the very first item donated to the National Museum of African American History and Culture? Find out. | After an 11 p.m. phone call, this wooden boat seat from Ecuador became the first object in @NMAAHC's collection. Spot the image of the West African trickster character,
RECOLLECT Never Forget: ELLA BAKER For five decades Ella Baker (b. 1903 in Virginia) played a central, powerful, behind the scenes role in organizing for democracy, equality, & justice in the 20th century US. She collaborated with leaders from WEB DuBois to Rosa Parks. pic.twitter.com/02xhMym6mz — ChristinaProenzaColes (@ProenzaColes) October 4, 2022
RECOLLECT The SNCC Legacy Project Learn about the history of SNCC, including the Algebra Project, the Freedom Schools initiative, and its contribution to the Black Power movement, at their new educational platform. Never forget. Never, ever forget...who we are. | The SNCC Legacy Project is very excited to announce the launch of its new digital
RECOLLECT Aksum 101 Learn about the ancient African kingdom from historian and advocate, Isaac Samuel. | The complete history of Aksum: an ancient African metropolis (50-1900AD)Journal of African cities chapter-3African History Extraisaac Samuel
RECOLLECT Never Forget...the Black Lives Matter Fence. Keisha Blain informs us that a new online archive reveals how this space became an art gallery of resistance. | The new online archive is the most comprehensive look…at the ways the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence became an art gallery of resistance, representing the outpouring of grief & anger
RECOLLECT The Woman King Syllabus You've seen the movie. Now Alex Gil takes us a little deeper. | The Woman King SyllabusThe Woman King Syllabus is an open educational resource meant to aid the study of the historical period and themes explored in the movie The Woman King.Ana Lucia AraujoAna Lucia Araujo Alex
RECOLLECT For the Bookshelf A enduring story of memory and endurance. Event: October 11, 2022 | Check out this event where Dahlma Llanos-Figueroa discusses important themes on Oct. 11! https://t.co/Mpk2qV9cQp — Cite Black Women. (@citeblackwomen) October 2, 2022 Dahlma Llanos-Figueroa | HomeDahlma Llanos-Figueroa, PEN Finalist, writer, memoirist, Afro-Boricua, Puerto Rican, Daughters of the Stone
RECOLLECT Keeping Us Together Martha Jones is part of Making Black America, the new documentary from Henry Louis Gates. Premiere: October 4, 2022 | Thrilled to be a part of @HenryLouisGates’ new series Making Black America: Through The Grapevine! #MakingBlackAmericaPBS: Building communities and attaining social, political and economic success in the face of racial segregation.
Art What to See Now Culture Type Recommends 50 Art Shows We Need to See ASAP. | 50+ Museum Exhibitions to See This Fall Feature Artists Henry Taylor, Fred Eversley, Barbara Chase-Riboud, Theaster Gates, Black Potters, Just Above Midtown Gallery & MoreAT A TIME WHEN NEW YORK CITY galleries and museums had little interest in African
RECOLLECT Another North Star The University of Rochester launches a Department of Black Studies. | On September 30, 2022, The @UofR Board of Trustees approved the Department of Black Studies. So grateful to be able to do this work; thankful for the urgency of students, faculty, staff, and all who supported this endeavor. #Meliora pic.
RECOLLECT Old Money Event: October 4, 2022 | The Colonial Treasure of la NĂ©gresse Gautiche: A Microhistory of a Monied Black Woman in the Haitian Revolution The Colonial Treasure of la NĂ©gresse Gautiche: A Microhistory of a Monied Black Woman in the Haitian RevolutionInstitute of Historical Research
RECOLLECT Black Beyond Data Event: December 9, 2022 | Looking forward to this @dorothyjberry event... https://t.co/CK3LjMS6j8 — James Neal (@james3neal) September 11, 2022
RECOLLECT Never Forget: Marronage. A new "old" exhibit is coming back. | Visit us at 94 Waterman St, RI, 02912 to check out the CSSJ's new exhibition, "Racial Slavery, Marronage, and Freedom: A 10th Anniversary Retrospective" and its accompanying catalog. The exhibition is on view through Spring 2023. https:
RECOLLECT September 26-30, 2022 TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION WEEK 2022 is a national program open to all schools across Canada. This year, our theme is “Remembering the Children”. Join us as we memorialize the children lost to the residential school system and honour Survivors and their families. Learning and commemorating the truth of our history
RECOLLECT Black Tudors? Now you know. A new course is teaching what many never knew they never knew. | Want to learn about #BlackTudors this #BHM #BlackHistoryMonth? You can start this FREE #online @FutureLearn course anytime! 6 weeks of examining evidence, learning from a range of experts & discussing with other learners. #FLBlackTudors https://t.co/GnhEPjcifX
RECOLLECT Ramifications Author Leslie Fenwick details how the long-term consequences of Brown v. Board of Education continue to be complex. | A new book by Howard University professor Leslie T. Fenwick shows how the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Brown v. Board of Education led to the loss of Black educators and
RECOLLECT The New HCIC There's a new head curator in charge, and we couldn't be more excited! | Michelle Jacques Appointed Board President of Association of Art Museum Curators, Three Black Woman Will Hold Top Board Positions in 2023-24Incoming Board President Michelle Jacques THE ASSOCIATION of Art Museum Curators (AAMC) &
RECOLLECT Sister, Sister Event: October 3, 2022 | This Monday, October 3, catch @BlkNunHistorian in-person at @msmc_ny, speaking about her recent book "Subversive Habits."https://t.co/vQLLFgM4xO pic.twitter.com/5nIGeZcER0 — Duke University Press (@DukePress) October 1, 2022
RECOLLECT Black Environmentalisms Symposium It's our world. And yours, too. | Event: Yale University - October 13-14, 2022 Black Environmentalisms Symposium beginning Oct 13 @yale Scholars, writers, artists, and practitioners grappling with Black environmental precarity across the diaspora. Organized by @profiheka & Jonathan Howard #envhum #humanities https://t.co/AGoAiAhXmZ pic.twitter.com/
