Join "Archiving the Black Web National Forum" (#ATBW2021) on 29 and 30 April 2021. The forum is funded by the Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and will focus on strategies for collecting and preserving Black history and culture online as well as developing a community of practice for Black cultural memory organizations and practitioners interested in web archiving. The culturally relevant yet highly ephemeral nature of web-published content by and about Black people is at risk of being lost forever and as part of this forum we plan to not only discuss preservation practices for Black web content but discuss the history and future of how Black people participate in online spaces. You can read our funded project proposal here: https://www.imls.gov/grants/awarded/lg-246398-ols-20

The project is being led by the African American Research Library and Cultural Center, in partnership with Shift Collective, the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Spelman College Archives, Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture and History, Langston Hughes Community Library and Cultural Center, and the African American Museum and Library at Oakland.

The hashtag for the event is: #ATBW2021

Time

Apr 29, 2021 11:00 AM
Apr 30, 2021 11:00 AM