#african-americans — Public Fediverse posts

YAH ONLY TV 100 BIBLE OLD TESTAMENT LIVE STREAM| CLICK THE LINK BELOW

https://youtube.com/live/WE1K0RrkTkM?is=LgRFq9H-MsNWSYfV

Getty: Getty Awards $1.8M to Increase Access to Black Visual Arts Archives. “The Getty Foundation announced today it has awarded $1.8 million for eight grants through its Black Visual Arts Archives initiative, a national, multi-year program to enhance access to archival collections related to Black artists and arts organizations.”

Buddy Bradley’s Legacy of Dance

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.newyorker.com/books/under-review/buddy-bradleys-legacy-of-dance

Harvard: Harvard releases information on 1,613 enslaved individuals. “Harvard has published a database identifying 1,613 people who were enslaved by University leaders, faculty, or staff or who labored on campus as enslaved individuals between 1636 and 1865.”

New post: I look at the YouTube children's musical cartoon series "Gracie's Corner." Basically, "Cocomelon," but with much better music (and wasn't cynical and exploitative).

https://www.diversetechgeek.com/cartoon-review-gracies-corner/

#GraciesCorner #AfricanAmericans #animation

From April: Cartoon review: “Phoebe & Jay”

https://www.diversetechgeek.com/cartoon-review-phoebe-jay/

#PBS #PBSKids #animation #PhoebeAndJay #AfricanAmericans

Dallas Observer: African American Museum Unveils First of Many Big Upgrades in Multiyear Plan. “The lab’s new digitization equipment will allow the museum to establish an online archive — a years-long process key to making the museum’s cultural artifacts and primary source materials more accessible. The new lab will also feature an observation window so visitors can witness the […]

YAH ONLY TV 100 BIBLE OLD TESTAMENT ONLY LIVE STREAM|CLICK THE LINK BELOW

https://youtube.com/live/S7E4CjrR-Yg?is=95aif2qQkNMimWFI

𝐘𝐀𝐇 𝐎𝐍𝐋𝐘 𝐓𝐕 100 𝐁𝐈𝐁𝐋𝐄 𝐋𝐈𝐕𝐄 𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐌 |𝐎𝐋𝐃 𝐓𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐎𝐍𝐋𝐘 |𝐂𝐋𝐈𝐂𝐊 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊 𝐁𝐄𝐋𝐎𝐖

https://youtube.com/live/-wk3mkoeIwg?si=k20AFaOSBM44uvp3

𝐘𝐀𝐇 𝐎𝐍𝐋𝐘 𝐓𝐕 1𝐎𝐎 𝐋𝐈𝐕𝐄 𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐌 𝐏𝐑𝐀𝐈𝐒𝐄 𝐌𝐔𝐒𝐈𝐂 𝐑𝐀𝐃𝐈𝐎 | 𝐂𝐋𝐈𝐂𝐊 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊 𝐁𝐄𝐋𝐎𝐖

https://youtube.com/live/ntLpkfnThK8?si=l414mGPZ_mVs56oO

Yale Library: Mohamed Diallo ’26 reassembles the story of Yale’s early Black students with archival research and ArcGIS mapping. “As a Community Engagement intern at Beinecke Library, Mohamed Diallo ’26 played a central role in the creation of the online resource ‘Shining Light on Truth: Early Black Students at Yale.’ The website features profiles of Black students who attended Yale from […]

Tulane University: Now open for research: The David Elliott Draper collection on Mardi Gras Indians. “The archival collection contains audio reel-to-reel and cassette tapes, photographic negatives, research notes, annotated drafts, and related materials compiled by David Elliott Draper for his 1973 Tulane University Ph.D. dissertation, The Mardi Gras Indians: The Ethnomusicology of Black […]

I mentioned the grant for this project years ago but not when the project launched: HBCU Radio Preservation. From the Who We Are page: “HBCU radio stations train students entering broadcasting careers and provide an outlet for communities to engage on issues while reveling in the sounds of the Black diaspora. Their rhythms and stories demand to be heard. And yet, the original programming […]

Found in my RSS feeds: Afro Index. From the About page: “Afro Index is an attempt to build a structured, culturally informed reference system: one that reflects the real range, technique, and identity behind Black hair. It’s both a design project and an evolving archive, focused on improving representation through better tools. No longer will creatives have to suffer through the ‘Killmonger […]

William & Mary: Students digitize Black women’s history, one diary at a time. “[Mia] Hunt is one of a dozen W&M students contributing to the Black Women’s Diaries Project (BWDP), a multi‑year effort led by [Professor Jennifer] Putzi to transcribe, annotate and digitally encode the diaries of 19th‑ and early 20th‑century African American women. The project will debut online in October […]

What I’m Reading: For the first time, we now know how many Black-owned bookstores exist in the U.S.. “[National Association of Black Bookstores] also launched its National Black-Owned Bookstore Directory, an index of the Black-operated brick-and-mortar stores, mobile shops and online sellers across the country. The report states that there are 306 Black-owned bookstores nationwide, approaching […]

WUGA: New website documents historic displacement of Black neighborhoods in Downtown Athens . “R-51 displaced nearly 400 households and demolished community structures in the 1960s in Downtown Athens. The displacement disproportionately affected Black families, who made up about 60% of the households.”

Black Iowa News: Black Tech town hall examines AI’s impact on Black communities. “Color of Change, a racial justice organization, hosted the national Black Tech Town Hall, AI, Algorithms, and the Cost to Our Future, gathering advocates, legal experts and environmental justice leaders to discuss how artificial intelligence is reshaping, and at times harming, Black communities.”

State of Delaware: Diverse Histories Virtual Exhibit Launches, Expanding Delaware’s Story Beyond 1776 . “Delaware 250 has officially launched the Delaware’s Diverse Histories virtual exhibit, an online experience that highlights voices often underrepresented in traditional Revolutionary-era narratives. Long before independence was declared, the land that is now Delaware was home to the […]

New-to-me, from Village Preservation Blog: Exploring Black History Through Village Preservation’s Online Resources. “To help make these histories visible and accessible, Village Preservation has created a rich collection of online resources that allow anyone to explore the people, places, and movements that shaped Black life in our communities.”

New-to-me, from High Country News: How community organizers are amplifying Oregon’s Black music history. “The online repository contains over 13,000 items from 180 sources. There’s music, of course — live recordings, out-of-circulation albums, unreleased demos — plus film, newsprint, posters, handbills and oral histories. This massive collection is the backbone of the archive, but it […]

Library of Congress: Resources for African American History Month: Primary Source Sets. “During the month of February, Teaching with the Library will spotlight different resources that support teaching and learning about the achievements and contributions of African Americans throughout U.S. history. This post highlights several primary source sets that teachers may want to incorporate into […]

Cataloging Black-owned record stores

As part of celebrating Black History Month, here’s a list of known Black-owned record stores in the United States and other places around the globe. The list includes those stores that are either fully or partially Black-owned.

Sadly, as with all variations of brick and mortar record retailers, the advent of streaming, digital downloading, and online retailers like Amazon.com has vastly decreased the number of Black-owned record stores. It was also noteworthy that several stores only recently identified in previously published stories/articles (in the past five years) were discovered to have now closed permanently.

Kudos to these business owners for weathering the economic, social, and technological challenges of owning and operating an independent record store in the 21st Century. Please feel free to forward any additions, corrections, or suggestions to this list.

Peace!

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Bantu Records: Johannesburg, South Africa

Baoulecore Archive Center (2023): Abidjan, Cote d’ Ivorie

Better Days Records (1998): Louisville, Kentucky

Black Circle Records: Charleston (Summerville), South Carolina

Black Star Vinyl (formerly Halsey & Lewis Records) (2017): Brooklyn, New York

Blessed Love Record Shop: Berlin, Germany

Brittany’s Record Shop (2018): Cleveland, Ohio

Conservatory Vintage & Vinyl (2019): Chicago (Flossmoor), illinois

Crates ATL (2025): Atlanta, Georgia

DBS Sounds (1994): Atlanta (Riverdale), Georgia

Della Soul Records (2021): Grand Rapids, Michigan

DJ’s Record Shop: Jacksonville, Florida

Dorsey’s Record Shop (1946): Pittsburgh (Homewood), Pennsylvania

Fivespace: San Diego, California

Forever Changes Vinyl Lounge (1971): Philadelphia (Phoenixville), Pennsylvania

Freshtopia (2019): Norfolk, Virginia

God’s Time: Accra, Ghana

Good Stuff Records: Houston, Texas

Gotwhatulike: Kansas City, Missouri

Home Rule Records (2018): Washington, D.C.

Jampac Records (1986): Charlotte (Monroe), North Carolina

JB’s Record Lounge (2017): Atlanta, Georgia

Kumanini Vinyls (2017); Busua, Ghana

Maestro Records: London (Peckham), England, U.K.

Memories of Soul: Newark, New Jersey

Moodies Records (1982): Bronx, New York

Moods Music (2000): Atlanta, Georgia

Music Planet (1981): Flint, Michigan

Needle to the Groove (2014): San Jose, California

Offbeat (2014): Jackson, Mississippi

Out of the Past Records (1968): Chicago, Illinois

Peaches Records (1975): New Orleans, Louisiana

PM Sounds (2019): Los Angeles (San Pedro), California

Poo-Bah Records (1971): Los Angeles (Pasadena), California

Pure Vinyl: London, England, U.K.

Recs N Threads: St. Louis, Missouri

Re-Runz Records (2016): Orlando, Florida

Retrofit Records (2011): Tallahassee, Florida

Rockers International Records: Kingston, Jamaica

Serious Sounds (1991): Houston, Texas

SOOK Vintage & Vinyl (2023): Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Soulfolk’s Records & Tapes (2019): Nashville, Tennessee

Stokley’s Records: Valdosta, Georgia

Str33t Records (2021): Los Angeles (Alhambra), California

Supertone Records: Londont (Brixton), England, U.K.

The Jazzhole: Lagos, Nigeria

The Real Vinyl Guru/Stall 570 (1989): Nairobi, Kenya

The Record Track (1990): Chicago, Illinois

Urban Lights Music (1993): Twin Cities, Minnesota

Vinyl and Pages: Baltimore, Maryland

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KWTX: Baylor’s Black Gospel Archive expands to preserve musical heritage. “Baylor University’s Black Gospel Archive, described as the largest black gospel collection in the world, is expanding its mission to preserve hymns, records and programs from gospel groups across Central Texas and beyond. The archive has spent 20 years collecting materials that document the history and impact of […]

Penn State University: Q&A: Can humanities-driven AI reshape digital archive preservation and access? . “What do artificial intelligence (AI) and Black digital archives have to do with one another? A great deal, according to Christopher Dancy, associate professor of industrial and manufacturing engineering and of computer science at Penn State. Black digital archives are online collections that […]

Tubefilter: Minecraft wants kids to get into good trouble with civil rights roleplays. “Minecraft is adding an interactive twist to Black History Month. The sandbox game’s scholastic division, Minecraft Education, has released a historical learning experience that recreates pivotal moments from the Civil Rights movement.”