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Hey everyone 👋🏾✨ Rashieda here, the BMRC’s Black Visual Arts Researcher. I’m delighted to debut Black (Art) History Month, a weekly social media series that celebrates Chicago’s Black artistic brilliance.
A letter from the Executive Director of the Black Metropolis Research Consortium, Sumayya Ahmed
The BMRC announces its inaugural Poet-in-the Archives program
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