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Event: Sasha Phyars-Burgess UNTITLED: A Photographic Exploration of Race, Class & Space in Austin

February 24, 2020 @ 7:00-9:00 pm at Oak Park Public Library Main Branch join us as we experience Sasha Phyars-Burgess' "UNTITLED AND YET TO BE DETERMINED, 41.8949° N, 87.7654° W (AUSTIN): A Photographic Exploration of Race, Class & Space in Austin".

Event: Recovering the Lost South Side: Authors Lee Bey and Don Hayner in Conversation

February 18, 2020 @ 6:00-8:00 pm at Harold Washington Library Center: Chicago authors Lee Bey and Don Hayner present their recent books highlighting the overlooked architecture and history of Chicago’s South Side.

Anita Mixon earns PhD, accepts tenure-track position

Dr. Anita Mixon has completed her program at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in the Department of Communication, and has accepted a tenure-track faculty position at Wayne State University.

Event: Reading the Black Library: Jonathan Holloway and avery r young

January 26, 2020 @ 1:00-3:30 pm at Stony Island Arts Bank, featuring readings by Jonathan Holloway and avery r young, and a panel discussion moderated by Marcia McWilliams of the Black Metropolis Research Consortium.

Congratulations to BMRC Fellow Amani Morrison

BMRC Fellow Amani Morrison has been awarded the University of Illinois at Chicago’s Short-Term Travel Fellowship.

“Say It with Pictures” Then and New: Chicago’s African American Photographers 1890-1930

The Museum of Contemporary Photography at Columbia College Chicago will host a multi-tiered academic project on the under-recognized impact of African American commercial photographers working in Chicago from 1890 through the 1930s.

BMRC in the News

The BMRC was featured on UChicago News in an article titled "Students, scholars explore African-American archives in Chicago libraries."

In Memorium: Doria Dee Johnson, former BMRC Fellow

It is with deep sadness that the BMRC announces the passing of former BMRC Fellow Doria Dee Johnson.

BMRC Executive Director Featured in Archiving in Color Blog

Andrea Jackson was featured on the blog "Archiving in Color."