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Courtney Murray Ross @cmross.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

Happy Douglass Day from folks at JMU in VA! Excited to enter the Great Douglass Day Bake off! #DouglassDay

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Courtney Murray Ross @cmross.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

Were you impacted by the closure of the NEH? Let’s come together in the now to think about the future. Join this special session by applying ⬇️

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Jim Casey @jimccasey1.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

We're hiring at the @digblk.bsky.social! Hiring a "Data Scientist" (very broadly defined) to collaborate on the @ccp-org.bsky.social, @douglassday.bsky.social & emerging work on Black archives & AI. Can be remote! Info: bit.ly/cbdr-ds We're reviewing apps this month. Help us spread the word?

A graphic that says "We're hiring" and includes the Center for Black Digital Research website (digblk.psu.edu) and Bluesky handle (@digblk.bsky.social).

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Center for Black Digital Research 🖤 #DigBlk @digblk.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

Here at CBDR, our work is made possible by the incredible students who bring passion to our projects! Meet Courtney Murray, a committed #DigBlk scholar. Her work is helping to push the boundaries of digital scholarship. Join us in celebrating Courtney! Thank you for your amazing contributions!

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Ida Bae Wells @nhannahjones.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

I am really outdone. The Maryland National Guard cannot celebrate Frederick Douglass, the state’s native son and perhaps the greatest American this nation ever produced, because he’s Black and his chosen birthday happened to fall during Black History Month. (Ask me why he had to choose is b-day)

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G19 Collective @g19collective.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

We are on Bluesky! We are the Graduate Student Collective of the C19: The Society of Nineteenth-Century Americanists (@c19americanists.bsky.social). We aim to support C19 graduate students and junior faculty through initiatives like our G19 New Book Forum. Stay tuned to learn more!

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Lauren Cooper @laurencooper.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

🎉The Penn State Libraries team is ready to host events at 7 campus libraries on Feb. 14. This year, we made Valentine cards. Stop in to transcribe & send some love.👩🏽‍💻✍🏽💕 douglassday.org/penn-state/ Or learn how to join virtually at douglassday.org @douglassday.bsky.social @digblk.bsky.social

Douglass Day: Annual Global Transcribe-a-thon 2025. Posters and postcards with head shots of figures from the Colored Conventions history movement.

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Jordan Ross @jdeanross.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

I really enjoyed taking this class last semester and we had the wonderful opportunity to process a collection and develop a pop-up exhibit. Check out the coverage on the class! omnia.sas.upenn.edu/story/grad-s...

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Processing the Past

A hands-on graduate-level internship course co-taught by Zita Nunes, Associate Professor of English, and Holly Mengel, Head of Archives and Manuscripts Processing at Penn Libraries, reveals the comple...

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Courtney Murray Ross @cmross.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

Very excited for this panel! Also check out: 322. Black Femme Visible Literatures and Histories: Traditions, Lineages, Traces, and Roots Friday, 1/10 @ 1:45-3 PM #MLA25

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~Mrls @marlas.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

Happy #MLA25 ✨ I’m convening a panel titled “Black Feminist Excesses!”presenting work will be @cmross.bsky.social (Penn State), Robert Mendoza (Cali Lutheran) and Paige Chung (Cornell). Our panel is apart of the presidential theme ‘Visibility,’ so stoked! #Blackademics #AcademicSky #PhDSky

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Douglass Day @douglassday.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

Happy holidays from Douglass Day! *New* in today's newsletter — 📝 Interactive transcription tutorials 📚 K-12 lesson plans 🎨 Fresh flyers & swag ✨ and more! douglassday.substack.com/p/c65b5fd5-6... #DouglassDay

Holiday card with a photo of Frederick Douglass in a winter hat. The text reads "Happy holidays and happy new year from the Douglass Day team"

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Douglass Day @douglassday.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

We’re excited to announce the Library of Congress as this year’s Douglass Day partner! Together, we’ll transcribe important documents of Black history. Discover more at www.loc.gov. Let’s make history ✊! #YouMakeHistory #DouglassDay2025 #BlackHistory #HistoryMatters

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Douglass Day @douglassday.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Newsletter out today! Douglass Day 2025 will feature an incredible array of Black history at the Library of Congress 📖 William Still! 📖 Cookbooks! 📖 Children's literature! And more! douglassday.substack.com/p/dday-2025-... #DouglassDay

DDay 2025 & the African American Perspectives Collection -- A sneak preview!

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Douglass Day @douglassday.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

Hey Teachers! 🎂 Join us for DOUGLASS DAY!🎂 On Feb 14 we are transcribing Black history with the Library of Congress! Open to all ages! 💻 Free curriculum coming soon! 📽️ Live Broadcast 🍰 Great Douglass Day Bake Off 📣 Special guests! DouglassDay.org #NCTE #NCTE24 #NCSS #NCSS24

Save the date for Douglass Day on February 14, 2025. Featuring the African American perspectives collection at the Library of Congress.

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