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Events

Mariel - flyer

Dec. 8, 2025

“The Gaps Between: Inquiry into Ida B. Wells' writing in 1886”, 2025 BMRC Fellows Fall Presentation by Mariel Rowland – Dec 12, 2025

Brandon - flyer

Nov. 20, 2025

“Governing Through Surveillance: How Criminal Legal Policies and Processes Transform Black Neighborhoods”, 2025 BMRC Fellows Fall Presentation by Brandon Alston – Dec 3, 2025

Sophia - flyer

Nov. 10, 2025

A Framework for Future Preservation: The Legacy of Margaret Burroughs’ Black Archival and Cultural Stewardship Practices in Chicago’s South Side – Nov 21, 2025

Will & Cotter - flyer

Nov. 3, 2025

“Intersecting Margins: Amplifying Calvin Ashford’s Interior Design Legacy from Chicago and Beyond” by Will Fryer & Cotter Christian – Nov 14, 2025

Martha - flyer

Oct. 22, 2025

“Mapping Era Bell Thompson: Ebony and the Popularization of a Pan-African Consciousness”, 2025 BMRC Fellows Fall Presentation by Martha Patterson – Nov 6, 2025

Eric - flyer

Oct. 13, 2025

“Greenlining the Ghetto: Housing Rehabilitation & Black Power Politics”, 2025 BMRC Fellows Fall Presentation by Eric Peterson – Oct 29, 2025

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Oct. 10, 2025

2025 BMRC Annual Meeting - October 14, 2025

The BMRC invites you to its 2025 Annual Meeting on Tuesday, October 14, 2025

Nick - flyer

Oct. 6, 2025

“Black Politics and Education Crises at the Turn of the 1980s”, 2025 BMRC Fellows Fall Presentation by Nicholas Kryczka – Oct 22, 2025

Ada Onyewuenyi - presentation

Sept. 17, 2025

“Exploring the Educational Journeys of African Immigrant Youth in the Chicago Metropolis: 1980 – Present”, 2025 BMRC Fellows Fall Presentation by Ada Onyewuenyi - Sep 30, 2025