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Frances E. W. Harper 200 – Looking Back, Moving Forward - Colored Conventions Project

SAVE THE DATE: We are excited to co-host #Harper200 Sept. 19-21. We invite you to attend in person! The weekend festivities include a dance performance, scholarly panels, poetry readings, receptions, and more. Most events are free. Learn more & register at:
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Just getting started now with -

"Digital Blackness: Collective Care, Community & Co-Creation Through the Colored Conventions Project, Douglass Day, and Carceral Algorithms"

With Deja Workman, Eden Mekonen, and Denise Burgher!

at the @ach.bsky.social virtual conference. Come through! #BlackDH

Happening now!

📣Tune in to the “Digital Blackness” panel at #ACH2025 today (06/11) at 7p ET!📣

Panel will feature presentations from #DigBlk’s @dejaworkman.bsky.social, @weygudey.bsky.social‬, & @dburgher.bsky.social, and chaired by @jimccasey1.bsky.social‬.

Register at ach2025.ach.org/en/

CFP-ACH 2025 Special Session #166: What the NEH ODH has Inspired After the dismantling of the National Endowment for the Humanities, how do we move forward? From 1965 to 2025, the NEH was the nation's largest public funder of the humanities. In the noise of this m...

If the dismantling of the ODH has impacted your work, sign up to give a lightning talk during the "What the NEH/ODH has Inspired Session" by Monday, June 9th: bit.ly/ach-inspirat...

#DigBlk will be presenting/facilitating at 2 #ACH2025 sessions!
Tune in to the “Digital Blackness” panel on Wed 06/11 @7p ET, on @douglassday.bsky.social, @ccp-org.bsky.social & #THiCC projects & the "What the NEH ODH Has Inspired" Special Session w/ @scholarslab.bsky.social on Fri 06/13 @11:30a ET!

It's a @digblk.bsky.social x @scholarslab.bsky.social joint!

Did the illegal closure of the NEH impact your work?

Come share at the ACH conference next week. Then let's think together about what comes next.

Here at CBDR, our work is driven by teams of smart, talented, and dedicated students. Meet Keon, a #digblk scholar and PHD candidate working with the Colored Conventions Project. In addition to being a history research scholar at CBDR, he is a Bunton-Waller Fellow! Thank you Keon for all your work!

Here at CBDR, our work is driven by teams of smart, talented, and dedicated students. Meet Keon, a #digblk scholar and PHD candidate working with the Colored Conventions Project. In addition to being a history research scholar at CBDR, he is a Bunton-Waller Fellow! Thank you Keon for all your work!

We’ve been planning this and waiting to announce for a minute! Excited to be officially joining the community as a co-director!

🔥NEWS🔥 #DigBlk is now swimming in the cross currents of humanities and new liberatory technologies, y’all!! Thank you, @profdancy.bsky.social, for joining the team at dig@digblk.bsky.social as our new co-director!

Home - Frances Ellen Watkins Harper at 200

Frances Ellen Watkins Harper, an avid activist and writer, was a powerful advocate for equality and a trailblazer at the Colored Conventions. From being the only woman delegate in 1858, to her last speech in 1873. Her speeches urged education, equality, and perseverance!
Learn more about Harper here

Home - Frances Ellen Watkins Harper at 200

Frances Ellen Watkins Harper, an avid activist and writer, was a powerful advocate for equality and a trailblazer at the Colored Conventions. From being the only woman delegate in 1858, to her last speech in 1873. Her speeches urged education, equality, and perseverance!
Learn more about Harper here

CBDR Announces New Co-Director, Dr. Chris Dancy - Center for Black Digital Research CBDR Announces New Co-Director, Dr. Chris Dancy We are excited to share that Dr. Chris Dancy, Associate Professor of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering, and Afr...

We are excited to share that Dr. Chris Dancy, Associate Professor of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering, and African American Studies, is joining the #DigBlk leadership team as its new co-director!
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Meet Lauren Barnes, an involved and hard-working #digblk scholar! With her experience as a dual title PHD in English and African American and Diaspora Studies, Lauren focuses on identity and literature- specifically within the areas of race and diaspora. Join us in acknowledging Laurens hard work!

Meet Lauren Barnes, an involved and hard-working #digblk scholar! With her experience as a dual title PHD in English and African American and Diaspora Studies, Lauren focuses on identity and literature- specifically within the areas of race and diaspora. Join us in acknowledging Laurens hard work!

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Visit the official #digblk Instagram and check out a collection of all our current student highlights! Come join us in celebrating our hardworking scholars!
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Visit the official #digblk Instagram and check out a collection of all our current student highlights! Come join us in celebrating our hardworking scholars!
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Make sure to follow us on the new, official CBDR Instagram to stay updated with all our newest posts!
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Here at CBDR, we highly value the involvement, dedication, and achievements of our hard working students. Meet Eden! A #digblk scholar who strongly embodies the values of involvement, dedication, and achievement. Eden is a PHD student in Geography and African Studies, and a valued CCP contributor!

Here at CBDR, we highly value the involvement, dedication, and achievements of our hard working students. Meet Eden! A #digblk scholar who strongly embodies the values of involvement, dedication, and achievement. Eden is a PHD student in Geography and African Studies, and a valued CCP contributor!

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Make sure to connect with us on our Instagram to stay up to date on all things #digblk!

Here at CBDR, our students are dedicated, hard-working, and dutifully involved in their communities. Meet Kelsa, a #digblk scholar that boldly represents these qualities. Kelsa is a #digblk scholar, dual PHD student in English and African American and Diaspora Studies, and a Bunton-Waller Fellow!

Here at CBDR, our students are dedicated, hard-working, and dutifully involved in their communities. Meet Kelsa, a #digblk scholar that boldly represents these qualities. Kelsa is a #digblk scholar, dual PHD student in English and African American and Diaspora Studies, and a Bunton-Waller Fellow!