Diamond in the Back Archives - Sixty Inches From Center https://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/category/diamond-in-the-back/ Tue, 10 Oct 2023 17:57:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/cropped-Sixty_Logo_Icon_Green-32x32.png Diamond in the Back Archives - Sixty Inches From Center https://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/category/diamond-in-the-back/ 32 32 The Cookout: A Community-Based Archiving Conversation https://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/the-cookout-a-community-based-archiving-conversation/ Thu, 06 Jul 2023 03:17:21 +0000 https://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/?p=56482 Join us for a virtual conversation with the Black Panther Party, Lawndale Pop-Up Spot, alt space Chicago, and the Heaux History Project about archiving and preserving the history of Black Chicago.

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]]> Activating the Archive: A Panel Discussion https://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/activating-the-archive-a-panel-discussion/ Mon, 27 Feb 2023 23:59:00 +0000 https://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/?p=53965 A panel discussion hosted by The Blackivists highlighting archival documentation projects in and beyond Chicago.

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]]> Make it Last Forever: A Digital Preservation Workshop https://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/make-it-last-forever-a-digital-preservation-workshop/ Thu, 27 Oct 2022 17:23:27 +0000 https://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/?p=52005 Join archivist and memory worker Zakiya Collier for a workshop on low-cost and free tools and services for your digital preservation needs.

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]]> Where the Money Reside? Grant Writing for Your Archives https://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/where-the-money-reside-grant-writing-for-your-archives/ Tue, 27 Sep 2022 16:20:21 +0000 https://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/?p=51169 A workshop on funding opportunities to support archival work and projects.

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]]> Love Notes to Chicago’s West Side with Jonathan Kelley, Jay Simon, and Steven D. Booth https://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/love-notes-to-chicagos-west-side-with-jonathan-kelley-jay-simon-and-steven-d-booth/ Tue, 13 Sep 2022 15:00:00 +0000 https://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/?p=50859 A look into the work of Lawndale Pop Up Spot, The Blackivists' Diamond in the Back community archiving project, and the importance of West Side residents being the keepers and caretakers of their histories.

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]]> Archiving 101 with Skyla Hearn of The Blackivists https://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/archiving-101-with-the-blackivists/ Mon, 21 Feb 2022 01:16:36 +0000 https://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/?p=47145 Join archivist Skyla Hearn for a workshop on creating an archive and the physical and intellectual labor of documenting, collecting, and preserving analog and digital materials.

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]]> Diamond in the Back: Excavating Chicago’s Black Cultural and Material Heritage with The Blackivists https://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/diamond-in-the-back-excavating-chicagos-black-cultural-and-material-heritage-with-the-blackivists/ Thu, 20 May 2021 16:22:00 +0000 https://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/?p=42116 Introducing a two-year community archiving collaboration between Sixty and The Blackivists, a collective of trained Black archivists who prioritize Black cultural heritage preservation and memory work–a project supported by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

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