Happy Douglass Day from folks at JMU in VA! Excited to enter the Great Douglass Day Bake off! #DouglassDay

Were you impacted by the closure of the NEH? Let’s come together in the now to think about the future. Join this special session by applying ⬇️

Brandon Walsh@walshbr.bsky.social · last yr.

🚨🚨 We're cooking a special session at the @ach.bsky.social conference on "What the NEH/ODH has Inspired." Modeled on the format of the NEH/ODH directors' meetings, we'll be featuring lightning talks from those impacted by the closure. Submit by form by Monday, June 9th - forms.gle/9A8WvfNvEVcK...

We're hiring at the @digblk.bsky.social! Hiring a "Data Scientist" (very broadly defined) to collaborate on the @ccp-org.bsky.social, @douglassday.bsky.social & emerging work on Black archives & AI. Can be remote! Info: bit.ly/cbdr-ds We're reviewing apps this month. Help us spread the word?

Here at CBDR, our work is made possible by the incredible students who bring passion to our projects! Meet Courtney Murray, a committed #DigBlk scholar. Her work is helping to push the boundaries of digital scholarship. Join us in celebrating Courtney! Thank you for your amazing contributions!

I am really outdone. The Maryland National Guard cannot celebrate Frederick Douglass, the state’s native son and perhaps the greatest American this nation ever produced, because he’s Black and his chosen birthday happened to fall during Black History Month. (Ask me why he had to choose is b-day)

Ida Bae Wells@nhannahjones.bsky.social · last yr.

“The Maryland National Guard must decline events which celebrates individuals based all or in part on immutable characteristics,” the memo said. Douglass was an abolitionist, suffragist, orator and author. That’s what we celebrate him. Let’s be clear: This bars celebrating him because he was Black.

We are on Bluesky! We are the Graduate Student Collective of the C19: The Society of Nineteenth-Century Americanists (@c19americanists.bsky.social). We aim to support C19 graduate students and junior faculty through initiatives like our G19 New Book Forum. Stay tuned to learn more!

🎉The Penn State Libraries team is ready to host events at 7 campus libraries on Feb. 14. This year, we made Valentine cards. Stop in to transcribe & send some love.👩🏽‍💻✍🏽💕 douglassday.org/penn-state/ Or learn how to join virtually at douglassday.org @douglassday.bsky.social @digblk.bsky.social

I really enjoyed taking this class last semester and we had the wonderful opportunity to process a collection and develop a pop-up exhibit. Check out the coverage on the class! omnia.sas.upenn.edu/story/grad-s...

Processing the Past

A hands-on graduate-level internship course co-taught by Zita Nunes, Associate Professor of English, and Holly Mengel, Head of Archives and Manuscripts Processing at Penn Libraries, reveals the comple...

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Very excited for this panel! Also check out: 322. Black Femme Visible Literatures and Histories: Traditions, Lineages, Traces, and Roots Friday, 1/10 @ 1:45-3 PM #MLA25

~Mrls@marlas.bsky.social · 2y ago

Happy #MLA25 ✨ I’m convening a panel titled “Black Feminist Excesses!”presenting work will be @cmross.bsky.social (Penn State), Robert Mendoza (Cali Lutheran) and Paige Chung (Cornell). Our panel is apart of the presidential theme ‘Visibility,’ so stoked! #Blackademics #AcademicSky #PhDSky

Happy #MLA25 ✨ I’m convening a panel titled “Black Feminist Excesses!”presenting work will be @cmross.bsky.social (Penn State), Robert Mendoza (Cali Lutheran) and Paige Chung (Cornell). Our panel is apart of the presidential theme ‘Visibility,’ so stoked! #Blackademics #AcademicSky #PhDSky

Happy holidays from Douglass Day! *New* in today's newsletter — 📝 Interactive transcription tutorials 📚 K-12 lesson plans 🎨 Fresh flyers & swag ✨ and more! douglassday.substack.com/p/c65b5fd5-6... #DouglassDay

We’re excited to announce the Library of Congress as this year’s Douglass Day partner! Together, we’ll transcribe important documents of Black history. Discover more at www.loc.gov. Let’s make history ✊! #YouMakeHistory #DouglassDay2025 #BlackHistory #HistoryMatters

Sharing a blog that I recently published titled “The Mystery of thr Robert Purvis Library of Anti-Slavery Literature” uniqueatpenn.wordpress.com/2024/11/11/t...

The Mystery of the Robert Purvis Library of Anti-Slavery Literature

Jordan Ross, Ph.D. student in education & history, writing as part of the 2024 course “Professional Archiving and Curating for Academic Settings,” co-taught by Holly Jo Mengel, Head of Archives…

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Newsletter out today! Douglass Day 2025 will feature an incredible array of Black history at the Library of Congress 📖 William Still! 📖 Cookbooks! 📖 Children's literature! And more! douglassday.substack.com/p/dday-2025-... #DouglassDay

Hey Teachers! 🎂 Join us for DOUGLASS DAY!🎂 On Feb 14 we are transcribing Black history with the Library of Congress! Open to all ages! 💻 Free curriculum coming soon! 📽️ Live Broadcast 🍰 Great Douglass Day Bake Off 📣 Special guests! DouglassDay.org #NCTE #NCTE24 #NCSS #NCSS24