"The future of scholarship, teaching, community leadership, and more!"
'Marronage through the Americas as Proto Pan-Africanism' by Dr. Charity Clay
Dr. Charity Clay, an assistant professor at Xavier University, explores Marronage as Proto-Pan-Africanism in her AFRO PWW 2 project. The project features Palenque de San Benkos, the first free town for Africans in the Americas. Using qualitative data and existing archives, Dr. Clay aims to show the roots of maroonage in pre-colonial African culture and how descendants of the original Maroons maintain cultural traditions. The project seeks to highlight African influences in the culture and identity of African descendants in the new world through interactive multimedia engagement.
Dr. Charity Clay
Pro-Black Educator Kandice Rainn Fowlkes
Kandice Rainn Fowlkes is a Pro-Black activist and educator who is passionate about increasing cultural literacy for the African-American literary canon. She is currently working on the Black Book Interactive Project at the University of Illinois, creating a digital publication of her thesis on the Pedagogy of Pro-Blackness. Her project analyzes Black literature, music, movies, and other art forms to discern the meaning of Black art signifying Black thought. She hopes to open her own school one day and offer an alternative teaching method to low-income communities.
Kandice Rainn Fowlkes
Revealing the Forgotten Works of Afro Women Writers: Digital Humanities Project by Lavonda Broadnax
Lavonda Broadnax, a retired employee of the Library of Congress with over 25 years of service, compiled a collection of works created by African American women of the Civil War era. Despite the illegality of reading and writing for most African Americans then, she was amazed by these women's determination, fortitude, and resourcefulness in creating their works. With her project, she plans to reveal the speeches, poetry, novels, short stories, and more written by these iconic women, providing them with the recognition they deserve. Though she had yet to venture into digital humanities in retirement, Lavonda is thrilled at the opportunity and looks forward to bringing these lesser-known women authors to a broader audience.
Lavonda Broadnax
Bridging the Digital Divide!
The AFRO PWW 2 initiative encourages Black Studies scholars to expand their use of digital tools in their educational activities.
Our Catalog!
Our Outreach and Education Project attracted a diverse group of scholars with varying degrees of technology experience and research interests. Check out a few of their publications.
Tyechia Thompson, Author & Producer
Senior Advisors
John Wilkin
Jon P.Gant
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Curatorial Advisors
Val Gray Ward
Peggy Blood
Kenton Ramsby
Judith McCray
Kamili Anderson
Dana Chandler
Tyechia Thompson
Dana Williams
What our Project directors are saying
"We apply the “digital divide” concept to higher education and our work in African American Studies. Our focus is on digital publishing. We seek to increase our collaboration with scholars, historically-Black colleges (HBCUs), community-based libraries and museums, and other information workers. Our goal is to produce and distribute more knowledge about the long, deep, and diverse human experiences lived by Black people and share this with as many people as possible."
Ronald William Bailey
Co-PI and Project Director
"AFRO PWW 2 is both an educational and publishing project designed to teach participants how to create in digital publishing platforms and to assist them in producing at least one online open-access peer-reviewed publication. It has three hands-on educational experiences - Introduction to Digital Publishing Webinar, Publications Only Workshops, and the Digital Scholarship for the Digital Age Institute (DSDA). Our dedicated team of specialists will instruct and advise participants in the use of the four digital platforms we support for them to develop proficiency in the platform(s) of their choice."
marilyn thomas-houston
Co-PI and Project Director
A Digital Publishing Project Funded By
Our Partners
'Marronage through the Americas as Proto Pan-Africanism' by Dr. Charity Clay
Dr. Charity Clay, an assistant professor at Xavier University, explores Marronage as Proto-Pan-Africanism in her AFRO PWW 2 project. The project features Palenque de San Benkos, the first free town for Africans in the Americas. Using qualitative data and existing archives, Dr. Clay aims to show the roots of maroonage in pre-colonial African culture and how descendants of the original Maroons maintain cultural traditions. The project seeks to highlight African influences in the culture and identity of African descendants in the new world through interactive multimedia engagement.
Dr. Charity Clay
Pro-Black Educator Kandice Rainn Fowlkes
Kandice Rainn Fowlkes is a Pro-Black activist and educator who is passionate about increasing cultural literacy for the African-American literary canon. She is currently working on the Black Book Interactive Project at the University of Illinois, creating a digital publication of her thesis on the Pedagogy of Pro-Blackness. Her project analyzes Black literature, music, movies, and other art forms to discern the meaning of Black art signifying Black thought. She hopes to open her own school one day and offer an alternative teaching method to low-income communities.
Kandice Rainn Fowlkes
Revealing the Forgotten Works of Afro Women Writers: Digital Humanities Project by Lavonda Broadnax
Lavonda Broadnax, a retired employee of the Library of Congress with over 25 years of service, compiled a collection of works created by African American women of the Civil War era. Despite the illegality of reading and writing for most African Americans then, she was amazed by these women's determination, fortitude, and resourcefulness in creating their works. With her project, she plans to reveal the speeches, poetry, novels, short stories, and more written by these iconic women, providing them with the recognition they deserve. Though she had yet to venture into digital humanities in retirement, Lavonda is thrilled at the opportunity and looks forward to bringing these lesser-known women authors to a broader audience.
Lavonda Broadnax
Bridging the Digital Divide!
The AFRO PWW 2 initiative encourages Black Studies scholars to expand their use of digital tools in their educational activities.
Our Catalog!
Our Outreach and Education Project attracted a diverse group of scholars with varying degrees of technology experience and research interests. Check out a few of their publications.
Tyechia Thompson, Author & Producer
"The future of scholarship, teaching, community leadership and more!"
What our Project directors are saying
"We apply the “digital divide” concept to higher education and our work in African American Studies. Our focus is on digital publishing. We seek to increase our collaboration with scholars, historically-Black colleges (HBCUs), community-based libraries and museums, and other information workers. Our goal is to produce and distribute more knowledge about the long, deep, and diverse human experiences lived by Black people, and share this with as many people as possible."
Ronald William Bailey
Co-PI and Project Director
"AFRO PWW 2 is both an educational and publishing project designed to teach participants how to create in digital publishing platforms and to assist them in the production of at least one online open access peer-reviewed publication. It has three hands-on educational experiences - Introduction to Digital Publishing Webinar, Publications Only Workshops and the Digital Scholarship for the Digital Age Institute (DSDA). Our dedicated team of specialists will instruct and advise participants in the use of the four digital platforms we support in order for them to develop proficiency in the platform(s) of their choice."
marilyn thomas-houston
Co-PI and Project Director
Senior Advisors
Curatorial Advisors
aFRO PWW 2 Partners
A Digital Publishing Project Funded By
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