Black Women's Organizing Archive
Douglass Day
Colored Conventions Project
Welcome to the Center for Black Digital Research!
The Center for Black Digital Research/#DigBlk is a public-facing research center committed to bringing the histories of early Black organizing to digital life through innovative scholarship and collaborative partnerships. The Center is home to the award-winning Colored Conventions Project, Douglass Day, and the Black Women’s Organizing Archive. Learn more at our Research page or by exploring the exhibits, historical records, and videos available through our project sites!
CBDR Announces New Co-Director,
Dr. Chris Dancy
We are excited to share that Dr. Chris Dancy, Associate Professor of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering, and African American Studies, is joining the #DigBlk leadership team as its new co-director. Dr. Dancy joins Dr. P. Gabrielle Foreman as Dr. Shirley Moody Turner completes her term as the inaugural co-director.
Frances E. W. Harper at 200: Commemorating Her Life and Legacy
The year 2025 marks the 200th anniversary of Frances Ellen Watkins’s birth. #DigBlk is hosting a slate of exciting scholarly and arts programming and community events to commemorate Watkins’s life and legacy.
Meet the #DigBlk Team
We are faculty, graduate and undergraduates, postdoc, librarians, archivists, and community partners working together across ranks, disciplines, and institutions to bring the histories of early Black organizing to digital life through innovative scholarship and collaborative partnerships.