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Library, Archives Associations Encourage Member Participation in National Day of Racial Healing
On January 17, 2023, the seventh annual US National Day of Racial Healing, the American Library Association (ALA), the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL), the Association of Research...
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ARL Congratulates the First Archive of Racial & Cultural Healing in the US
On March 30, nearly 300 librarians and archivists attended the virtual screening and panel discussion of Hidden in Full View, a short documentary film about the investigation of the 1931...
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Inaugural Archive for Racial & Cultural Healing (ARCH) Established at Delmarva’s Oldest Black Church
At a March 30 virtual event, Shanie Shields—President of the Chipman Foundation—and Charles L. Chavis, Jr.—Director of the John Mitchell, Jr., Program for History, Justice, and Race and African and...
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Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation Film Screening to Be Held March 30
Join us Wednesday, March 30, 2:00–3:30 p.m. EDT, for a virtual screening of the short film Hidden in Full View, with Charles L. Chavis, Jr., national co-chair of the US...
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Day of Action to Urge White House to Create Truth and Reparations Commissions via Executive Action
On February 28—the last day of Black History Month 2022—supporters of H. Con. Res. 19 (to establish a US Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation Commission) and H.R. 40 (to establish...
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American Historical Association Statement Condemning HBCU Bomb Threats
On February 22, 2022, ARL signed onto a statement by the American Historical Association (AHA) condemning the bomb threats sent to Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). AHA connects the...
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Fellows Selected for ARL Leadership and Career Development Program 2022–2023
The ARL Leadership and Career Development Program (LCDP) Task Force has chosen 25 fellows for the 2022–2023 LCDP cohort, based on recommendations from the LCDP Selection Working Group. The LCDP...
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American Council on Education (ACE) Letter on Bomb Threats to HBCUs
On February 14, 2022, ARL joined a letter by the American Council on Education (ACE) letter asking Congress to investigate bomb threats to HBCUs; to pass H.Con.Res. 70 condemning threats...
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Podcast: Fall Forum Extra: “Creating an Equitable Workplace” Follow-Up Discussion
About the ARL Views Podcast The ARL Views podcast provides deep dives into key issues of interest to the research library community. About This Episode Welcome to Fall Forum...
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ARL Statement on Violent Threats against HBCUs
The Association of Research Libraries strongly condemns all forms of racially intended violence. The recent targeting of historically Black colleges and universities with bomb threats meant to silence their voices...