Events

Join us on August 29th at 1PM for a dynamic dance + history event with BMRC member, Movin' Legacy

Come learn about the history of Black bookstores in Chicago in a talk by Sydney Smith on August 20th.

Join us ONE MORE TIME on the porch this Saturday, August 15th! We're closing out the exhibition on the 15th with community-led readings on the back porch.

Join us August 19 at 2 PM for Archie Motley Intern Final Presentations! Hear from this year's interns as they share the archival projects they've worked on across BMRC member institutions and reflect on their summer experiences in the archives.

The BMRC is looking for Chicagoans who have a living memory of the "Dan Ryan Displaced," those people whose lives were upended in the late 1950s to build the expressway.

Explore events scheduled this year to celebrate 20 years of the Black Metropolis Research Consortium

The Black Metropolis Research Consortium welcomes you to two days of deep learning and discussion exploring contemporary scholarship on Black Chicago History.

Join us on April 16, 2026, from 6–8 pm for the opening of our new exhibition, The Ways We Remember: Celebrating Twenty Years of the Black Metropolis Research Consortium

The BMRC hosts a new book discussion with David Stovall in conversation with Damon Williams at the Forum Cafe