as well as to Rachel Schupbach and Sharon Hodgson) Photos by: Christina Randolph

to Dean Christopher Celenza), and the University of Maryland Department of African American and Africana Studies through the generosity and support of the Mellon Foundation’s grant, The Past and Future of Black Studies (special thanks goes to Drs. John Drabinski and Ashley Newby,

(special thanks to Dr. Lawrence Jackson and Dr. Nathan Connolly); and The Program in Latin American, Caribbean, and Latinx Studies; with additional support from Eindevr | Data Science for the Digital Humanities, The Krieger School for Arts and Sciences at JHU (special thanks

we love you!), @life_x_code (special thanks to Dr. Nadejda Webb), Johns Hopkins University Center for Africana Studies (special thanks to its Director, Dr. Minkah Makalani); The Program for the Study of Women, Gender and Sexuality, The Billie Holiday Center for Liberation Arts

assistance and support throughout the planning of the event and for ensuring smooth operation throughout the evening. Many thanks to our sponsors for trusting our vision and supporting it: our sponsors: @dslprojects (Dr. Jessica Marie Johnson and Dr. Yomaira Figueroa-Vásquez,

Our deep gratitude to Professor Vincent Brown for his generous invitation and warm welcome, Ione Barrows for the behind-the-scenes work of getting us to Cambridge, and to all the students of the History Design Studio for their deep and thoughtful engagement with us and our work!

The discussion ranged from the importance of Black feminist ethics and praxis, interdisciplinary collaboration, and the ways in which they prompt us to ask different and necessary questions, the meaning of pedagogy in relation to the stewarding of Molia’s story, and more.

…the Black diaspora based upon Jessica Newby’s (Remains co-lead) field shifting paper “Country Name, Molia,” about the experiences of an African young woman named Molia who was enslaved for thirteen years in eighteenth century Westmoreland Parish, Jamaica.

Among these projects were Remains' lab member and Solidarity fellow Samantha Stephens' "Secret Histories of Coombah", and the “Slavery in Motion” project. "Slavery in Motion" is a collection and art installation of four commissioned artworks by four Black women from across…

Less than 48 hours after gathering in Charleston, SC for the @dslprojects’s final symposium, Remains reunited in Cambridge, MA, where we had the honor and pleasure of speaking to students of the @HutchinsCenter’s @HistoryDesign at Harvard University about our projects.

This past weekend, we were in Charleston for @dslprojects’s final symposium. A powerful and intimate gathering of fellowship and celebration of the beautiful work that the microlabs of the DSL have produced over the past few years. Forever grateful to @DrYoFiggy and @jmjafrx ✨

Congratulations to @remainsarchive co-lead, Jessica Newby, on being awarded the ACLS Dissertation Fellowship! 🌊 acls.org/recent-fellows/?_fe…