Call for Proposals: Frances E.W. Harper 200 – Looking Back, Moving Forward
How do we celebrate the 200th anniversary of the birth of Frances E.W. Harper (1825-2025), the most prolific African American writer of the nineteenth century? As part of its year-long programming, the Center for Black Digital Research/#DigBlk, joined by Penn State's...
Mural Dedication: The Colored Conventions Movement and Beyond in Philadelphia
Friday, October 28 • 4–6pm Dedication at 4pmFollowed by a block party with a DJ and food trucks The Michael's Org Courtyard Apts.1021 S. 4th StreetPhiladelphia » VIEW MEDIA RELEASE • » VIEW DIGITAL EXHIBIT The Colored Conventions Project and Mural Arts Philadelphia...
The Making of a Social Movement: The Oratorical and Rhetorical Legacies of the Colored Convention Movement
Hybrid Symposium • Oct. 18–19, 2022The Colored Conventions Project at the Center for Black Digital Research will host a hybrid symposium that will focus on the rhetorical artistry and dynamism that made up the Colored Conventions and Black nineteenth-century America....
Mary Ann Shadd Cary in the Here and Now
Oct. 1 and 2, 2021 • Virtual Symposium Join us as scholars, historians, archivists, and community members share papers and discuss next steps towards celebrating Shadd Cary’s 200th birthday in 2023. Streaming live on Twitter at https://twitter.com/DigBlk and on...
Artist Opportunities: Request for Mural Proposals
The Colored Conventions Project is proud to announce its partnership with the City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program, the nation’s largest public art program, dedicated to the belief that art ignites change. Together we are seeking proposals for the first in a series...
Virtual Book Party and Discussion
Celebrating the release of The Colored Conventions Movement:Black Organizing in the Nineteenth Century Monday, March 22 from 3:00 - 4:15pm ETOn March 22, 2021, #DigBlk hosted a virtual book party to celebrate the release of the Colored Conventions Movement: Black...
Call for Proposals: Mary Ann Shadd Cary in the Here and Now
The Colored Conventions Project and the Center for Black Digital Research in partnership with Dr. Kristin Moriah at Queen's University open the call for proposals (CFP) on the topic, "Mary Ann Shadd Cary in the Here and Now." Proposals are due via Google Form by May...
#DigBlk Scholars Program
This program provides graduate research assistantship with the opportunities to work with an interdisciplinary cohort including graduate student leaders, undergraduate researchers, post-docs, librarians, IT specialists, scholars, and community and university partners from within the institution and beyond.
Mary Ann Shadd Cary (MASC) Symposia 2020-2021
As we approach the 200th anniversary of Mary Ann Shadd Cary’s birth in 2023, the Colored Conventions Project is partnering with leading scholars, archivists, artists, and writers to host a series of digital events that explore her life and legacy.
The Colored Conventions Project, Douglass Day and the Black Women's Organizing Archive
are flagship projects of the Center for Black Digital Research, #DigBlk, at Penn State University.
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The Colored Conventions Project was launched & cultivated at the University of Delaware from 2012-2020.