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Event: African American Genealogy Virtual Workshop Series, April 2018
From The African American Genealogy Project: Interested in learning about your family history. Participate in the African American Genealogy Virtual Workshop Series this April! Details: Genealogy Workshop series, designed by the African American Vintage Genealogy Project. Workshop is facilitated by an accredited librarian and genealogy curator, kYmberly Keeton, M.L.S., DBA. Details: Learn how to search…
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Lyric: ‘Slave Song’ |by Sade, Remixed by Jin Yerei fix + Free Download
From Lyrics: Slave Song, by Sade I see them gathered, see them on the shore I turned to look once more And he who knows me not Takes me to the belly of darkness The tears run swift and hard And when they fall Even, even the comfort of a stone Would be a gain…
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Watch: (1972) “Black Girl”, Directed by Ossie Davis + Bonus Music from Film
From The Public Domain: Black Girl is a 1972 film directed by former actor, playwright and social activist Ossie Davis. The film is based on the off-Broadway successful play, Black Girl, by J. E. Franklin and tells the story of young girl’s desire to become a dancer despite being a high school dropout and facing…
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Event: Adelphi University Libraries and The Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County Present: Human Library
From Adelphi University: Connect > Converse > Change Human Library Adelphi is a place where difficult questions are expected, appreciated, and answered. Readers check out real human “books” of different ethnicities, beliefs, and experiences for conversations about their lives. Adelphi University Libraries and The Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County invites you to challenge stereotypes and prejudices through…
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Pre-Order Free Copy: A Curated Syllabi, Zadie Smith’s Literati
Visit our new space inside the digital art library: A Curated Syllabi. Delve into the writings of critically acclaimed and best-selling author, Zadie Smith. In this issue, A Curated Syllabi features a literary mind-map about a writer that is dedicated to her craft and is a social activist – fighting for libraries! The curated syllabi is designed for…
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Literati: Read |The First Published African American Literary Magazine, “The Brownies’ Book”
From the Center for Digital Research in the Humanities at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, in conjunction with the Center for the Humanities at Washington University in St. Louis: From the success of The Crisis’s annual children’s number emerged The Brownies’ Book, a monthly magazine specifically written for African American children. It was the first sustained effort…
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Free Movie Tickets | ‘A Wrinke In Time’| Film by Ava DuVernay
From Black Girls Code: You’re invited to a screening of A Wrinkle in Time! Black Girls CODE is hosting a screening of A Wrinkle in Time, written and directed by Ava DuVernay, for our Bay Area tech divas and their families to attend! Tickets to this screening are free, but first come, first serve! If you do not arrive…
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Theatre: Billie Holiday Theatre presents Annual 50in50 Initiative, Plays By Black Women
From The Billie Holiday Theatre at RestorationART: As Black women writers, we are seeing an explosion of #metoos across our media outlets. We are participants, sharing our complex and varied narratives of harassment, abuse, assault, and overall crimes against our bodies. But we are also observers, watching the nation respond to the narratives of White privileged…
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2018 Women’s History Month | Gwendolyn Bennett’s Wisdom for the Ages
Brushes and paints are all I have To speak the music in my soul… ―Gwendolyn Bennett Born: July 8, 1902, Giddings, TX Died: May 30, 1981, West Reading, PA Nationality: African American Period: Harlem Renaissance Education: Pratt Institute, Columbia University ——- Gwendolyn B. Bennett was an African-American writer who contributed to Opportunity, which chronicled cultural advancements in Harlem. Though often overlooked, she herself made…
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Genealogy 101 | Free Courses, Webinars, and Workshops
WEBINARS Free and open to the public Creating a Research Plan: Tips from NEHGS Research Services Thursday, March 15, 2018 3:00 – 4:00 PM EST Presented by Lindsay Fulton, Director of Research Services With all of the genealogical information at your fingertips today, it’s easy to become overwhelmed, go down research rabbit holes, and lose…
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