Colored Conventions Project

08/20/2025

We are thrilled to co-host this weekend commemoration for Frances E. W. Harper! We invite you to join us in person Sept. 19-21 at Penn State University, University Park. Information at https://coloredconventions.org/harper-200-symposium/

Frances E. W. Harper 200:Looking Back, Moving Forward, 1825–2025 Sept. 19–21, 2025 How do we celebrate the 200th anniversary of the birth of Frances Ellen Watkins Harper (1825-2025), the most prolific African American writer of the nineteenth century? As part of its year-long programming, the Ce...

09/22/2024

We can not express how lucky we are to work with Dr. Andre Johnson and his students as part of the CCP and DigBlk team!

10/19/2023

Mark your calendars for another exciting event celebrating !

On October 26th at 2pm EST, the Amherstburg Freedom Museum presents “Dear Cousin M: Mary Ann Shadd Cary and Genealogies of Resistance,” a virtual talk by Dr. Kristin Moriah.

Click the link to sign up: https://bit.ly/Dear-Cousin-M

10/16/2023

Through vibrant & artistic dance performances, "Dancing Mary Ann Shadd Cary’s Activist Legacies" (2020) explores the histories of women journalists, educators, activists, & lawyers from the U.S. & Canada who carrying on Shadd Cary’s legacy.

📺 https://bwoaproject.org/events/shadd-cary/dancing-shadd-cary-activist-legacies/

10/12/2023

The celebrations for continue in Toronto this weekend! 🥳

Join artists, poets, descendants, journalists, and academics on October 14, 15 and 20 for "From Grit to Glory: Celebrate Mary Ann Shadd Cary" with Toronto History Museums.

➡️ https://www.toronto.ca/explore-enjoy/history-art-culture/museums/mary-ann-shadd-cary/

Explore more ways to celebrate at https://digblk.psu.edu/engage/shadd-cary-200/

October 14, 15 & 20 Events This October marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of Mary Ann Shadd Cary, the first Black woman in North America to publish a newspaper. Her newspaper, The Provincial Freeman, fought for the abolition of slavery and the rights of women and helped people escaping enslav...

10/09/2023

Today Oct. 9 marks the 200th anniv. of Shadd Cary’s birth! 🎉
Check out all the celebratory events or catch up on previous recordings. ⬇️

This year marks the 200th anniversary of Mary Ann Shadd Cary's birthday and were please to share events and resources that commemorate her life and legacy.

10/09/2023

Happy birthday, Mary Ann Shadd Cary! 🎂
Celebrate with📚 by:
• Jane Rhodes: "Shadd Cary: The Black Press & Protest in the 19th Century"

• Nneka Dennie: "Shadd Cary: Essential Writings of a 19 Century Black Radical Feminist" -- Book launch tonight!💥
➡️ https://tinyurl.com/MASCLaunch

More info at: https://digblk.psu.edu/engage/shadd-cary-200/

10/06/2023

Dr. Jane Rhodes explains that Mary Ann Shadd Cary’s story is critical in “...understanding all the dynamics of race, gender, activism and inequality, even in our time”.

Watch the full 2021 MARY ANN SHADD CARY IN THE HERE AND NOW Symposium and check out our other past events here:

Join scholars, historians, archivists, and community members share papers and discuss next steps towards celebrating Shadd Cary’s 200th birthday in 2023.

10/06/2023

It’s almost Mary Ann Shadd Cary’s 200th Birthday! 🥳
Celebrate all month long by checking out recordings of all of our past events for great conversations and exciting scholarship!

Check back for new BWOA events. Also visit digblk.psu.edu/events for events across the Center for Black Digital Research and to sign up for our events email list.