The Blackivists

A Chicago-based collective of trained Black archivists who prioritize Black cultural heritage preservation and memory work.

[The Blackivists @blackivists]

We are beyond excited about this important collaboration! Many thanks to our friends at @fromthecenter for being intentional, liberation minded partners in this project, and to the folks who trust us to be collaborators in their archiving projects.

[Sixty Inches From Center @fromthecenter]

Allow us to officially introduce 'Diamond in the Back,' a community archiving partnership between Sixty, The @Blackivists, and memory workers in Chicago’s Black communities–a project supported by @MellonFdn.

https://t.co/tfeh7KLdZF

[Sojourners for Justice Press @sojourn4justice]

If you missed the conversation between @TheBarbaraSmith @prisonculture @netabomani last week during our launch event, or want to run it back, it's now archived on @bcrwtweets Youtube channel at: https://t.co/lzUxryXhL8

[Ashley D. Farmer @drashleyfarmer]

Check out: Disorderly Distribution:The Dispersal of Queen Mother Audley Moore’s Archives and the Illegibility of Black Women Intellectuals
https://t.co/bFcth4x0zM

[Ashley D. Farmer @drashleyfarmer]

In my new article in @TheBlackSchlr,I talk about what it was like to try to track down Moore’s archive, what we REALLY mean when we say a Black woman doesn’t have an archive, and ask do we really want radicals like Moore to be confined to one repository?

[Ashley D. Farmer @drashleyfarmer]

🧵If #RosaParks was the mother of the Civil Rights Movement, then Queen Mother Audley Moore midwifed modern Black Nationalism. Moore lived for almost 100 years. Her career spanned Garvey’s UNIA to the Million Man March. Yet, WHERE the records of her life are remains a mystery..

[The Blackivists @blackivists]

Happening today!

[Sixty Inches From Center @fromthecenter]

Next in The @Blackivists’ ✨free✨ virtual series is “Make it Last Forever: A Digital Preservation Workshop” w/ @ZZcollier on Nov 6th, focusing on low-cost and free tools/services for your digital preservation needs. ASL & live captioning provided.

RSVP: https://t.co/PUviP9F269

[The Blackivists @blackivists]

@mossportals @fromthecenter @netabomani @ZZcollier @MellonFdn Yes, we’re recording the session and it will be available on our website in about a week or so.

[The Blackivists @blackivists]

We look forward to seeing you at our next workshop! Many thanks to our friend, @ZZcollier, for facilitating.

[Sixty Inches From Center @fromthecenter]

Next in The @Blackivists’ ✨free✨ virtual series is “Make it Last Forever: A Digital Preservation Workshop” w/ @ZZcollier on Nov 6th, focusing on low-cost and free tools/services for your digital preservation needs. ASL & live captioning provided.

RSVP: https://t.co/PUviP9F269

[Sixty Inches From Center @fromthecenter]

If you haven’t registered, there’s still time:

https://t.co/jyr3ESFrhP

[Sixty Inches From Center @fromthecenter]

Are you ready for Sunday’s workshop “Where the Money Reside” with The
@Blackivists and @AndreaArchivist? Are you ready to learn about ways to get support for your #archive project dreams? We are.
https://t.co/jyr3ESFrhP

[Sojourners for Justice Press @sojourn4justice]

Sojourners for Justice Press (SJP) is a micro press that opens its platform to people working experimentally with print based media, founded by Mariame Kaba (@prisonculture) and co-directed by @netabomani. Read more about us at: https://t.co/mup9wOGzmS

[The Blackivists @blackivists]

@AndreaArchivist We’re looking forward to it too! 🖤

[Sixty Inches From Center @fromthecenter]

Join The @Blackivists + @AndreaArchivist on Sun, Oct 16 for “Where the Money Reside,” a ✨free✨ virtual workshop on finding 💸 support for archival work and projects. For artists, archivists, and everyone, all experience levels + ages. ASL/Caption incl.

https://t.co/jyr3ESoofP

[The Blackivists @blackivists]

@EToddBreland Thanks, Elizabeth! The feeling is mutual. 💜

[The Blackivists @blackivists]

😍😍 for the quote and this picture of @misterBooth!

[Sixty Inches From Center @fromthecenter]

"For The Blackivists, I think that’s really all we are trying to do, which is help organizations create whatever self-sustaining documentation program or archiving program that they can in hopes that it does live on beyond us." https://t.co/Qn9rAge3bQ

[Sixty Inches From Center @fromthecenter]

We're looking for someone to fill the role of Artist Researcher for Sixty Collective, a new artist database platform launching in 2023: https://t.co/zLVPtJCaHB

[The Blackivists @blackivists]

We are hopeful that folks take in and, most importantly, act upon (!!) the call to action that we outline in the article. Centering care and attending to and interrupting harm in and by archives should be obvious guiding principles for both archivists and historians.

[The Blackivists @blackivists]

Many, many thanks to @drashleyfarmer for orchestrating this important collaboration! This is a 3-part piece: an interview between Dr. Farmer and collective members, a case study about our partnership with @HoneyPotPerf and a call to action for historians and memory workers.

[Ashley D. Farmer @drashleyfarmer]

🧵about 1.5 years ago I asked @blackivists if they would be interested in collectively thinking through both #Archiving While Black and being a Black Archivist for an issue of the @AmHistReview on "Confronting the Past."
As a fangirl, I was so happy they agreed!

[The Blackivists @blackivists]

@drashleyfarmer @AmHistReview Ashley, you know that we are big fans of you too! Thank you for being a wonderful collaborator and thought partner.

[The SNCC Legacy Project @SNCCLegacy]

Did You Know? Before Uber or Lyft, SNCC developed a system of shared rides for organizers in the South called the Sojourner Motor Fleet.

[Lawndale Pop-Up Spot @LawndalePopUp]

This Sunday’s event will be stellar, thanks to the participation of @ChicagoMuseum @blackivists @greenstarmvmt @FoodForTheSoul @stonetemple3622 @UCANchicago @OpenBooks @SitStayRead @saic_homansq and our many other partners! Come get some FREE TAMALES AND ELOTES too!