@cmross.bsky.social
PhD from Penn Stateβ18th/19th c. AfAm lit, Black feminism, Black DH π±, πΎ, & βοΈβπ₯
Happy Douglass Day from folks at JMU in VA! Excited to enter the Great Douglass Day Bake off! #DouglassDay
13.02.2026 18:01 β π 12 π 4 π¬ 0 π 1Were you impacted by the closure of the NEH? Letβs come together in the now to think about the future. Join this special session by applying β¬οΈ
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A graphic that says "We're hiring" and includes the Center for Black Digital Research website (digblk.psu.edu) and Bluesky handle (@digblk.bsky.social).
We're hiring at the @digblk.bsky.social!
Hiring a "Data Scientist" (very broadly defined) to collaborate on the @ccp-org.bsky.social, @douglassday.bsky.social & emerging work on Black archives & AI. Can be remote!
Info: bit.ly/cbdr-ds
We're reviewing apps this month. Help us spread the word?
Here at CBDR, our work is made possible by the incredible students who bring passion to our projects! Meet Courtney Murray, a committed #DigBlk scholar. Her work is helping to push the boundaries of digital scholarship. Join us in celebrating Courtney! Thank you for your amazing contributions!
19.02.2025 20:20 β π 5 π 4 π¬ 0 π 0I am really outdone. The Maryland National Guard cannot celebrate Frederick Douglass, the stateβs native son and perhaps the greatest American this nation ever produced, because heβs Black and his chosen birthday happened to fall during Black History Month. (Ask me why he had to choose is b-day)
15.02.2025 07:26 β π 3133 π 1098 π¬ 72 π 35We are on Bluesky!
We are the Graduate Student Collective of the C19: The Society of Nineteenth-Century Americanists (@c19americanists.bsky.social). We aim to support C19 graduate students and junior faculty through initiatives like our G19 New Book Forum. Stay tuned to learn more!
Douglass Day: Annual Global Transcribe-a-thon 2025. Posters and postcards with head shots of figures from the Colored Conventions history movement.
πThe Penn State Libraries team is ready to host events at 7 campus libraries on Feb. 14. This year, we made Valentine cards. Stop in to transcribe & send some love.π©π½βπ»βπ½π
douglassday.org/penn-state/
Or learn how to join virtually at douglassday.org
@douglassday.bsky.social @digblk.bsky.social
I really enjoyed taking this class last semester and we had the wonderful opportunity to process a collection and develop a pop-up exhibit. Check out the coverage on the class!
omnia.sas.upenn.edu/story/grad-s...
Very excited for this panel! Also check out:
322. Black Femme Visible Literatures and Histories: Traditions, Lineages, Traces, and Roots
Friday, 1/10 @ 1:45-3 PM #MLA25
Happy #MLA25 β¨ Iβm convening a panel titled βBlack Feminist Excesses!βpresenting work will be @cmross.bsky.social (Penn State), Robert Mendoza (Cali Lutheran) and Paige Chung (Cornell). Our panel is apart of the presidential theme βVisibility,β so stoked! #Blackademics #AcademicSky #PhDSky
09.01.2025 15:30 β π 4 π 1 π¬ 0 π 1
Holiday card with a photo of Frederick Douglass in a winter hat. The text reads "Happy holidays and happy new year from the Douglass Day team"
Happy holidays from Douglass Day!
*New* in today's newsletter β
π Interactive transcription tutorials
π K-12 lesson plans
π¨ Fresh flyers & swag
β¨ and more!
douglassday.substack.com/p/c65b5fd5-6... #DouglassDay
Weβre excited to announce the Library of Congress as this yearβs Douglass Day partner! Together, weβll transcribe important documents of Black history. Discover more at www.loc.gov. Letβs make history β! #YouMakeHistory #DouglassDay2025 #BlackHistory #HistoryMatters
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Sharing a blog that I recently published titled βThe Mystery of thr Robert Purvis Library of Anti-Slavery Literatureβ uniqueatpenn.wordpress.com/2024/11/11/t...
01.12.2024 17:03 β π 9 π 2 π¬ 1 π 1
DDay 2025 & the African American Perspectives Collection -- A sneak preview!
Newsletter out today!
Douglass Day 2025 will feature an incredible array of Black history at the Library of Congress
π William Still!
π Cookbooks!
π Children's literature!
And more! douglassday.substack.com/p/dday-2025-... #DouglassDay
Save the date for Douglass Day on February 14, 2025. Featuring the African American perspectives collection at the Library of Congress.
Hey Teachers!
π Join us for DOUGLASS DAY!π
On Feb 14 we are transcribing Black history with the Library of Congress! Open to all ages!
π» Free curriculum coming soon!
π½οΈ Live Broadcast
π° Great Douglass Day Bake Off
π£ Special guests!
DouglassDay.org #NCTE #NCTE24 #NCSS #NCSS24
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