EP. 17: The Power of Storytelling: Black Media and Archiving Black History

How can Black stories be uplifted to empower and honor Black history and humanity, rather than Black trauma and pain? How can Black storytellers remain connected to those histories while simultaneously drafting our collective and personal Black futures?

These are all questions that Angela Ford, Founder and Executive Director of The Obsidian Collection, aims to address through archives of Black journalism and photographs. 

Season two’s Volume One – The Power of Storytelling – aims to cover how stories, words, and information are powerful tools to cultivate power in the Black community and for Black people in our individual journeys.

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Learn More + Take Action:

• Reporters of Color Are Declaring Independence - The Obsidian Collection Newsroom

• Part one: A brief history of Black-owned news media (June 8, 2020) - The Obsidian Collection Newsroom

• The Chicago Defender's New Headquarters - The Obsidian Collection Archives — Google Arts & Culture

• Chicago Defender, influential African American newspaper, ceasing print publication - Chicago Tribune

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