My Business Philosophy as an African American Entrepreneurial Librarian
1. How did you get your idea or concept for the business? I am a writer, librarian, artist, and change agent. Through these three professional mediums I sat down and […]
Academic Librarian Mentors Needed for ALA Spectrum Scholars
Help support a diverse workforce in the next generation of academic librarians by mentoring an ALA Spectrum Scholar through the ACRL Dr. E.J. Josey Spectrum Scholar Mentor Program! This program […]
Black Girl Project Sisterhood Summit: My Proposal – ACCEPTED!
About TBGP The Black Girl Project uses art and culture to contribute to the emotional emancipation of Black women and girls. *The Sisterhood Summit is open to all people who […]
Call for Participation | Real Talk: African American Women in Leadership Roles in Academic Librarianship
Real Talk: African American Women in Leadership Roles in Academic Librarianship Survey Closes February 28, 2018 The purpose for this research survey is to document and assess quantitative and qualitative […]
Last Night, I Transcribed Manumission Papers as an Citizen Archivist
…last night I had the opportunity to transcribe/archive Manumission Papers & Letters to the Justice of Peace about two African American women: Fannie Williams (1857) and Maria Williams (1861) – […]
Afro-Futurism in Librarianship, Beneath Jungle Skies
I had the opportunity to think about Afro-Futurism after attending the 2017 Digital Library Forum in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Below is my commentary that I walked away with, published as a […]
THE BLACK EXPERIENCE IN CHILDREN’S BOOKS: SELECTIONS FROM AUGUSTA BAKER’S BIBLIOGRAPHIES
From blackpast.org: Librarian, author, and storyteller Augusta Braxston Baker was the first African American woman to hold an administrative position with the New York Public Library (NYPL). She was a pioneering advocate of […]
Digital Library Federation and HBCU Library Alliance Name 2017 DLF HBCU Fellows
From the Council on Library and Information Resources: Washington, DC, September 20, 2017—Twenty-four individuals, primarily from historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) or with HBCU backgrounds, will attend the 2017 […]
Notes to Self: Hiring Practices, African Americans in Librarianship
The numbers are startling and the faces are dismal visually when you walk into a public, academic, special or school library – African Americans and minorities in particular are what […]
Blackness Personified 