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Charles Stephens founded the Counter Narrative Project in April 2014 after several years working in local and national organizations. CNP’s mission is to “build power among black gay men and stand in solidarity with other movements committed to social justice.” Stephens’s vision for CNP is large and engaging offering black gay men a political platform and political home. Part of that clear-headed, unblinking advocacy is effectively connecting Black gay men to their past throu

Come Atlantans to my talk/discussion about Black LGBTQ archives at Spelman College Wednesday, September 5, at 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Come join us for a robust conversation about this developing phenomenon. Learn about the In the Life Archive at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, and other black queer archival initiatives throughout the U.S. and abroad. There will be a small exhibition of materials from my personal archive, as well as prizes! Yes, you heard me r

New York, NY. The Brown Paper Zine and Small Press Fair highlights the work of black and POC writers, artists, and designers in the print and self-publishing world. In its second year, the mission remains to heighten visibility for artists of color and to encourage participation in fair environments and the self publishing industry at large. The event is being hosted at Barnard College. See link for more information. The event is free and open to the public. Come check the wo

St. Louis, MO. Saturday, June 16, I had the pleasure of attending the Theatre Communications Group conference to give a presentation about saving black theatrical records. My talk, “Preserving Legacies, Preserving Culturally Specific Theaters,” focused on helping black theatre practitioners – theater owners, directors, actors,and playwrights – demystify the archival process, step-by-step. That is, we had a conversation about the kinds of materials libraries and archives colle

Chicago, IL. 20 June 2018. The Society of American Archivists Foundation (SAAF) has awarded more than $31,000 in funding for eight 2018-2019 grant projects from its Strategic Growth Fund. The SAAF provides grant funding for projects that meet the mission and goals of the SAA Foundation and the strategic planning priorities of the Society of American Archivists. The Nomadic Archivists Project is proud to be among SAAF awardees. This grant covers one aspect of this podcast arch