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Skylah Sensahrae (Hearn)

@ActiveArchiving

Bronzevillian. B(earth) Nurturer. Active Archivist (Community/Arts/Social Justice). Artist & Curator (Photography/MixedMedia). Str Historian (SSChgo/BlkArts).

 Chicago, IL
Joined April 2015
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Soc Amer Archivists@archivists_org15 Jul 2022
Congrats to @misterBooth, archivist for the Johnson Publishing Company Archive, who will be inducted this August as an SAA Fellow! ow.ly/aaYw50JPTxm
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Jina DuVernay@JinaDuVernay16 Jul 2022
The collection—developed with Dr. Deborah Willis, Jina DuVernay, Dr. Tukufu Zuberi, Dr. Mark Sealy MBE, and Renée Mussai—comprises 30,000 photographs (U.S. and U.K.) available for free non-commercial, educational use. Applications for access are open now. thisiscolossal.com/2022/07/g…
30,000 Photographs of Black History and Culture Are Available From Getty's Archive

30,000 Photographs of Black History and Culture Are Available From Getty's Archive

From a black-and-white portrait of a reclined James Baldwin to a candid shot of a father and daughter on a Harlem park bench, a new archive from Getty grants open access to thousands of images...

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Soc Amer Archivists@archivists_org11 Jul 2021
"We need to activate the records in our care, not for some vague future that might not ever come, but right now, to dismantle oppression today." Michelle Caswell talks about her new book Urgent Archives in #ArchivalOutlook: ow.ly/lmQS50EONqi
Archival Outlook • May/June 2021 • Page 11

Archival Outlook • May/June 2021 • Page 11

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NEH Education@NEH_Education23 Aug 2021
Congratulations to the Shift Collective, which has received an @NEH_ODH grant to work with Historypin, a digital platform that expands knowledge of local histories. bit.ly/3fZREpV #NEHGrant #NEH
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Ayanna Pressley
@AyannaPressley19 Jan 2021
You want to thank Black women? Cancel student debt -- all of it. Black women carry more student debt than any other group in America. Save your words of appreciation. Policy is our love language.
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Meredith Evans@mre192026 Feb 2021
Congrats! So awesome @BergisJules Black Voice News Receives $300,000 from GNI Innovation Challenge - Black Voice News blackvoicenews.com/2020/12/1…
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Soc Amer Archivists@archivists_org10 Mar 2021
New episode of Archives in Context! Petrina Jackson & Verónica Reyes-Escudero talk about their 2020 open letter "A Call for Justice," which asked colleagues “to take action to recognize & destroy structural/systemic racism & inequality" in the profession: ow.ly/Lt5b50DUykz

Season 5, Episode 4: Petrina Jackson and Verónica Reyes-Escudero

Petrina Jackson Veronica Reyes-Escudero As American society reckons with racial injustice, many archivists wonder how they can combat systemic racism in the workplace and the profession. Archives i…

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Archiving The Black Web@ArchivingTBW5 Apr 2021
Join us for the Archiving The Black Web Forum on April 29-30! Register here: bit.ly/atbwregistration
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We're asking that the City of Chicago invest $25 million for COVID relief for creative businesses in Chicago. Sign the petition! #artsmatter p2a.co/HCW9c1V
Eternally grateful @prisonculture 4making good on ur “threat” 2create #OurGirlTuesday a historic passion project. An experience & pce so meaningful 2 my soul. Being N salon w/u, Sarah Ross @tempesttdhazel @tarabetts @netabomani & contributors as #MargaretBurroughs legacy holders.
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Tempestt Hazel 🍃@tempesttdhazel24 Mar 2021
The more I know/study Dr. #MargaretBurroughs’ life/work the more it changes me. Working w/ @ActiveArchiving, @tarabetts & Sarah Ross on #OurGirlTuesday was a dream. Endless gratitude to @prisonculture for trusting us w/ this, the 2nd publication of Sojourners for Justice Press.
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The zine iterates the impact of Dr. Burroughs and her politics of culture, care, freedom and love for Black people. You can read the zine online here - issuu.com/projectnia/docs/un…

Our Girl Tuesday: An Unfurling for Dr. Margaret T.G. Burroughs

Editor’s Note This collection of essays, interviews, poetry, art and archives honors and reflects the immense influence Dr. Margaret T. G. Burroughs had on the political and cultural life of Chicago

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C.T. Vivian’s memoir, written in the last year of his life, released ajc.com/news/ct-vivians-memo…

Memoir of civil rights leader C.T. Vivian released

An Alabama publisher has released the memoir of the late civil rights leader C.T. Vivian of Atlanta, months after his death.

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Evanston, Ill., leads the country with first reparations program for Black residents - The Washington Post apple.news/AUkXJ0H60SqqOiu0w…
Evanston, Ill., leads the country with first reparations program for Black residents

Evanston, Ill., leads the country with first reparations program for Black residents

The $10 million initiative will provide housing and mortgage assistance to address discrimination.

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Ordinance Would Block Emmett Till & Mamie Till-Mobley House Museum! - Sign the Petition! chng.it/8hR7yxVm via @Change
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Shay Moore@Obeyy_Monaee20 Nov 2020
Thought I Would Repost On A Day Like Today! We Love You Sm Queen! I’ve Been Reppin Since Day 1😭🦄 Since A Kid! The One & Only 👸🏽 * I don’t own copy rights* @NICKIMINAJ #PinkFridayAnniversary #PinkFriday10 #PinkFriday #Barbz #NickiMinaj #yikes
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“I Wonder When I Die Will He Give Me Receipts?”: A Review of Marcus J. Moore’s The Butterfly Effect: How Kendrick Lamar Ignited the Soul of Black America | @t_bunzey newblackmaninexile.net/2021/…
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CBS Chicago@cbschicago27 Jan 2021
CTU Says Some CPS Staff Taking 'Acts Of Desperation' To Get COVID-19 Vaccines As District Moves To Reopen More Schools chicago.cbslocal.com/2021/01…
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Riiiiiiight! Ex-fucking-actly!!!!
a. rye (@angela_rye) profile picturea. rye
@angela_rye3 Dec 2020
We can argue about a slogan, but shouldn’t the question really be how does any of this result in saving Black lives? We are tired of dying for your comfort. We can be aware of our words, but even more mindful of the actions we take to ensure Black people are safe in a county.
Exactly! Absolutely not to Rahm holding any position—no way, no how!
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@MHarrisPerry6 Nov 2020
I'd like to see @JoeBiden wash @staceyabrams feet with his tears and dry them with his hair.
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