research post 2026-01-30
General Strike Day
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Clark Sisters - I Found What I’m Looking For
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Kirsten Thorpe et al., “Decolonising Citation: Indigenous Knowledge Attribution Toolkit and Australian Library Citational Practices,” KULA: Knowledge Creation, Dissemination, and Preservation Studies 9, no. 1 (2026): 1–15, https://doi.org/10.18357/kula.315;
Christina Crespo et al., “Struggling with Citational Politics as a Pathway to Unlearning and Relearning for Collective Action,” KULA: Knowledge Creation, Dissemination, and Preservation Studies 9, no. 1 (2026): 1–16, https://doi.org/10.18357/kula.314.
Maud Oostindie and Veerle Spronck, “Counting, Carrying, Crafting: Mapping Citations Otherwise,” KULA: Knowledge Creation, Dissemination, and Preservation Studies 9, no. 1 (2026): 1–18, https://doi.org/10.18357/kula.306.
Amelia Min-Venditti et al., “In the Spirit of Kitchen Tables: A Conversation on Citation and Politics,” KULA: Knowledge Creation, Dissemination, and Preservation Studies 9, no. 1 (2026): 1–11, https://doi.org/10.18357/kula.303.
“BOMB Magazine | An Oral History with Chandra McCormick and Keith…,” BOMB Magazine, accessed January 23, 2026, https://bombmagazine.org/articles/2026/01/19/an-oral-history-with-chandra-mccormick-and-keith-calhoun-by-kara-tucina-olidge/.
“BOMB Magazine | Alison Saar by Melissa Joseph,” BOMB Magazine, accessed January 23, 2026, https://bombmagazine.org/articles/2026/01/19/alison-saar-by-melissa-joseph/.
“BOMB Magazine | Carrie Mae Weems by Dawoud Bey,” BOMB Magazine, accessed January 23, 2026, https://bombmagazine.org/articles/2009/07/01/carrie-mae-weems/.
Jae Nichelle, “Friday Feature: Chennelle Channer,” Torch Literary Arts, January 23, 2026, https://www.torchliteraryarts.org/post/friday-feature-chennelle-channer.
Rebecca Snedeker, “Once the Levees Break,” Southern Cultures 31, no. 3 (2025): 14–29.
Vincent Carretta, Phillis Wheatley: Biography of a Genius in Bondage University of Georgia Press, 2011).
Elizabeth Ann Fretwell, “‘Domesticating the Unfamiliar’: Afropolitan Dress in the West African Kingdom of Dahomey,” Radical History Review 2022, no. 144 (2022): 19–44, https://doi.org/10.1215/01636545-9847788.
Brian Meeks, After the Postcolonial Caribbean: Memory, Imagination, Hope (Pluto Press, 2023).
Cassandra Shepard, Settler Colonialism Is the Disaster: A Critique of New Orleans After Hurricane Katrina and During the COVID-19 Pandemic (University of Illinois Press, 2026).
Syreeta McFadden, “Harlem’s Schomburg Center: Celebrating the History and Culture of the Black Experience,” Carnegie Corporation of New York, November 1, 2019, https://www.carnegie.org/news/articles/harlems-schomburg-center-celebrating-history-and-culture-black-experience/.
Jarrett M. Drake, “RadTech Meets RadArch: Towards A New Principle for Archives and Archival Description,” On Archivy, April 7, 2016, https://medium.com/on-archivy/radtech-meets-radarch-towards-a-new-principle-for-archives-and-archival-description-568f133e4325.
“The Virginia Company of London - Historic Jamestowne Part of Colonial National Historical Park (U.S. National Park Service),” accessed January 30, 2026, https://www.nps.gov/jame/learn/historyculture/the-virginia-company-of-london.htm.
“She Was Captured and Enslaved 400 Years Ago. Now Angela Symbolizes a Brutal History.,” Washington Post, accessed January 30, 2026, https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2019/04/29/she-was-captured-enslaved-years-ago-now-angela-symbolizes-brutal-history/.
1619 African Landing Memorial | Fort Monroe, August 19, 2021, https://fortmonroe.org/place_to_visit/1619-african-landing-memorial/.
Documents
“Marguerite 1764,” OI Reader, n.d., accessed January 18, 2026, https://oireader.wm.edu/open_oi/voices-of-the-enslaved/marguerite-1764/.
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Tending the Flame: 19 Years of Torch Literary Arts, directed by Torch Literary Arts, 2025, 59:18,
Left of Black | André Brock, Jr. Discusses African American Cybercultures on the Web, directed by John Hope Franklin Humanities Institute at Duke U., 2020, 26:57,
Freedomways: A Quarterly Review Of The Freedom Movement, Cover Art: "Paul Robeson" by Leopoldo Méndez, 1973 (Smithsonian)
Affirmations and Beatitudes
Adornment. Expression. Culture.
As we move into our commitment for a more intimate Story Sunbirds, we’re kicking things off with a workshop led by author Daniel José Older. Please join us for a riveting discussion about how the chaotic world we inhabit can and should shape our narratives.
The one who masters the fire: a lesson of strength and perseverance. A Blacksmith fabricates an iron bell in Ouegbo, near Adjarra, in today’s Republic of Benin. February 12, from the exhibition Bénin Aller-Retour, Musée Départemental Albert Kahn.
Mardi Gras in Harlem - Dance Party, Wednesday, February 4, 2026, 8-11PM, The Apollo, Harlem, NYC, Use the link in our bio to get your tickets today. Let’s build together.
Candles for the Enslaved - Say their names. Remember their lives. Honor their truth: Oney (Ona) Judge; Hercules; Austin; Moll; Giles; Paris; Christopher Sheels; Richmond; Joe
