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Barbara Jenkins. Rest in Peace and Power.

Barbara Jenkins. Rest in Peace and Power.

She is how we RECOLLECT. She was 88. | From The Post and Courier / "Jenkins was committed to documenting sites relevant to Black history in the state, leading an effort to install more than 300 markers over 30 years. She spent much of her career at S.C. State University

What Is African?

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What Is African?

From The Africa Center / “There has been a significant and accelerated shift in the ways African and Afro-descended people are now connecting with each other and with the African continent no matter where we are in the world. Culturally, we’re experiencing a renaissance with both our African and African

The National Read Along

The National Read Along

The 1619 project prepares to help America read together, think together, and build together in 2023. | From 1619 / "The 1619 Project is The New York Times Magazine’s award-winning reframing of American history that placed slavery and its continuing legacy at the center of our national narrative. The project,

You Know How We Did It

You Know How We Did It

Kudos to the Museum of the African Diaspora for a memorable 2022 Afropolitan Ball. | Thank you to everyone who attended this year’s Afropolitan Ball! It was a fun-filled evening of music, dancing, and celebration of those who have uplifted and supported us over the years. pic.twitter.com/QHisJRvHQG

RECOLLECT - Episode #10

RECOLLECT - Episode #10

Hakim Adi is Professor of Africa and the African Diaspora at the University of Chichester, and the most prominent and preeminent scholar of Blacks in the UK. He is the author of several titles, including Black British History, New Perspectives, West Africans in Britain/1900-1960, and the focus of this

Black Tech Street.

Black Tech Street.

Tyrance Billingsley wants to take the Tulsa renaissance to the next level. From Black Enterprise/ Tyrance Billingsley II, a native Black Tulsan entrepreneur, founded the Black Tech Street national initiative and tech hub in 2021 to mobilize resources and cultivate an economy designed by, and for, black entrepreneurs. His direct

What Is Hip-Hop Architecture?

What Is Hip-Hop Architecture?

From Artnet, via Culture Type/ This week, the Museum of Design in Atlanta unveils “Close to the Edge: The Birth of Hip-Hop Architecture,” a survey of temporal, reactive, and improvisational architecture, designed by scholar and architect Sekou Cooke. | Read the full article by Vittoria Benzine.

Daufuskie Island and Beyond!

Daufuskie Island and Beyond!

Event: October 20, 2022 | From the NMAAHC/ Join Digital Treasures: Daufuskie Island and Beyond! as we explore the resiliency and preservation of Gullah Geechee heritage. Enjoy a culturally rich Live Program from 2:00PM - 3:00PM that explores the beauty of Daufuskie Island, SC and the surrounding Gullah communities.

The Write Stuff

The Write Stuff

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and six others receive the prestigious W.E.B.DuBois Medal. Let's recognize. | English professor Tracy K. Smith ’94 introduced Adichie as someone “consecrated to the work of the word.” “I’m so grateful for this award because, again, it just makes me think that

Tell the Stories, Teach the History.

Tell the Stories, Teach the History.

The Langston Hughes Literary Arts Festival | Date: October 22, 2022 | Celebrate Black literary arts with an afternoon of author talks, readings, and performances at the Langston Hughes Community Library and Cultural Center. This year’s theme is Tell the Stories, Teach the History! 12pm: Author Talk with Lissette Acosta Corniel:

Extra, Extra. Be All About It

The Center for Black Literature 20th Anniversary Jubilee. | Date: October 20, 2022 | Founded in 2002, the mission of the Center for Black Literature (CBL) is to expand, broaden, and enrich the public’s knowledge and aesthetic appreciation of Black literature by people of the African Diaspora. The Center builds an

The Silicon Valley African Film Festival

The Silicon Valley African Film Festival

Dates: October 14-16, 2022 | "SVAFF 2022 presents a full menu of 102 feature and short length narrative, documentary, and animation films from 33 countries. Festival highlights include a VIP/Red Carpet opening night reception, film screenings, parade of flags of all countries in the festival, libation ceremony, live African

Blackness Wins!

Blackness Wins!

Howard French, author of "Born in Blackness," wins the Museum of African American History Stone Book Award. Absolutely deserved. | This year's virtual award event featuring remarks by our esteemed panel of jurors, our two brilliant finalists, and a conversation with winning author Howard French moderated by

Freedom to Nashville

Freedom to Nashville

Keisha Blain, author of "Until I Am Free," travels to Nashville to discuss the life and legacy of the great Fannie Lou Hamer. Event: October 25, 2022 | I’m looking forward to having esteemed author, @KeishaBlain in Nashville later this month to talk about her book on the

Going Home

See all 29 of the items being returned by the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art to Nigeria. As discussed on SKY IS BLACK, repatriating the so-called Benin Bronzes is absolutely the right thing to do. | The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African Art transferred ownership of 29 Benin bronzes

The National Black MBA Association Entrepreneur of the Year.

The National Black MBA Association Entrepreneur of the Year.

Say her name, say her name: Jasmine Crowe-Houston. | Last week I received the 2022 National Black MBA Association Entrepreneur of the Year Award. Thank you so much, @nbmbaahq. I am honored and forever grateful. pic.twitter.com/vWZCBsFdwx — Jasmine Crowe-Houston (@jasminecrowe) October 7, 2022 Feed More, Waste Less | GoodrGoodr leverages

Environmental Intersectionality

Environmental Intersectionality

Event: October 12, 2002 | Technology has transformed our lives, but in spite of its many promises, it hasn't yet saved us from the perils of a warming climate. Shifts in society have often come from art, but will they be able to mobilize change this time around? This

Making and Marking History

Making and Marking History

The 2022 Association of Black Women Historians Symposium will feature several activities including the annual luncheon, a plenary session, professional development workshops, concurrent academic sessions, a keynote address with Treva B. Lindsey, and the ABWH annual business meeting. This year, the annual luncheon is the Living Legends Luncheon featuring special

The Puerto Rican Traveling Theater

The Puerto Rican Traveling Theater

Pregones/Puerto Rican Traveling Theater (aka Pregones/PRTT) is a multigenerational performing ensemble, multidiscipline arts presenter, and owner/steward of bilingual arts facilities in The Bronx and Manhattan. Our mission is to champion a Puerto Rican/Latinx cultural legacy of universal value through creation and performance of original plays and

Endangered Black Spaces

Endangered Black Spaces

Event: October 13-15, 2022 | An upcoming conference at Prarie View A&M seeks to preserve historically signifcant African-American places. | Wildfire Destroys a Piece of Black History in Rural California https://t.co/BRVsNhCEhg — California African American Museum (@CAAMinLA) October 10, 2022 The last thing we need is another non-African

The Colored Convention Movement

The Colored Convention Movement

Event: October 18-19, 2022 | Home - Colored Conventions ProjectThe Colored Conventions Project (CCP) is a scholarly and community research project dedicated to bringing the seven decades-long history of nineteenth-century Black organizing to digital life. Mirroring the collective nature of the nineteenth-century Colored Conventions, CCP uses innovative, inclusi…Colored Conventions Project

Do You Hear What We Hear?

Do You Hear What We Hear?

Event: October 15, 2022 | Join us for the public-facing part of this event on Saturday, Oct 15, 9:30am-3:30pm ET. There'll be presentations on sound objects and a concert. Made possible by @CRE2_WashU @WashUHumanities @OIEAHC @CNUcaptains @VCU and VCA. Co-organized w @MissCaton Sarah Finely + Sarah Eyerly

Until We Are Free

Until We Are Free

Scholar Keisha Blain shares how Fannie Lou Hamer's life, work, and message still speak to contemporary America. A Black Perspective. | "Despite the voluminous scholarship on Black women leaders in the movement, including the pioneering works of Barbara Ransby, Jeanne Theoharis, Vicki L. Crawford, ‎Joseph Fitzgerald, and many

Black Women and the Making of Democracy

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 "

Black Afterlives Matter, Too

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