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The BMRC Welcomes Rashieda Witter, its new Black Visual Arts Researcher

The BMRC invites you to the fourth session of the 2024 Fellows' Fall Speaker Series on Thursday, November 21 at 12:00 p.m. CT. “Danc(ing) the Archive: Colorism and Dark-skinned Female Dancers Representation in the Chicago Archives"

The BMRC invites you to the final session of the 2024 Fellows' Fall Speaker Series on Wednesday, December 4 at 12:00 p.m. CT. "Exploring Islam, Blackness, and Resistance Cinema in Chicagoland"

The BMRC invites you to the third session of the 2024 Fellows' Fall Speaker Series “Charlemae Hill Rollins, An Early Advocate for Diverse Books," presented by Dr. Nicole Cooke on Thursday, November 14, at 12 p.m. CT.

11/19/24 The BMRC in collaboration with the Gannon Center for Women and Leadership, University Libraries, and Women and Leadership Archives at Loyola University invites you to a talk on the League of Women for Community Service.

11/18/24 - A community conversation sponsored by The Black Metropolis Research Consortium, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the Chicago Public Library

The BMRC invites you to the second session of the 2024 Fellows' Fall Speaker Series "Illuminating the Expanse of Bronzeville’ s Black Artist-Educator Networks, 1930’s-1960’s," on Wednesday, October 30, at 11 a.m. CT

The BMRC invites you to join us as we kick off the annual Fellows' Fall Speaker Series! The first session, "The World of Walter Barnes: Jazz, Journalism, and the Cultural Geography of Bronzeville," is scheduled for Monday, October 21, at noon CT.

The Mellon Foundation funds paid internships at Community Archives