BMRC in the News
The BMRC was featured on UChicago News in an article titled "Students, scholars explore African-American archives in Chicago libraries."
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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."
Doug Williams featured in "Black Creativity" at Museum of Science and Industry & Completes Erie House Project
The former BMRC Fellow's work "Double" will be featured at the Museum of Science and Industry from January 15 – February 21, 2018
Chicago History Museum Exhibit “Race: Are We So Different?”
"Race," developed by the American Anthropological Association in collaboration with the Science Museum of Minnesota, is the first national exhibition to tell the stories of race from the biological, cultural, and historical points of view.
BMRC featured in the University of Chicago Library Newsletter
The article discusses the BMRC's new location, executive director, and updated summer fellowship program.
Diane Jones Allen Releases Book "Lost in the Transit Desert"
Diane Jones Allen, D. Eng., RLA, ASLA on the release of her book "Lost in the Transit Desert: Race, Transit Access, and Suburban Form," which contains researched performed during her Fellowship with BMRC.
Naa Oyo A. Kwate Awarded Smithsonian Institution Fellowship Program
2016 BMRC Fellow Naa Oyo A. Kwate will be conducting research at the National Museum of American History.
Chicago Hip-Hop Archive created
The Center for Black Music Research at Columbia College Chicago is proud to partner with Two Seven Eight Media to establish the Chicago Hip-Hop Archive.