- Scarlet & Black Undergraduate Research Assistant Positions for 2023-2024
The Scarlet and Black Research Center is looking for undergraduate students to join our research team. We invite applications for undergraduate research … Read more - Linked Data, Omeka S, and New Jersey Slavery Records – DHI Event on Mar. 29, 2023
Created by the Scarlet and Black Research Center, New Jersey Slavery Records is a new portal that aims to document the history of slavery … Read more - Rutgers Welcomes Dr. Tajah Ebram as Black Studies Librarian
Rutgers University Libraries and the Black Bibliography Project (BBP) are delighted to announce the appointment of Dr. Tajah Ebram as Black Studies Librarian. In addition to supporting … Read more - Scarlet and Black Postdoctoral Fellowships 2023-2025
The Institute for the Study of Global Racial Justice (ISGRJ) at Rutgers University (New Brunswick Center) and the School of Arts and … Read more - Scarlet and Black Volume 2 wins 2022 NJSAA Author Award
Our book Scarlet and Black, Volume 2: Constructing Race and Gender at Rutgers, 1865-1945, won the 2022 New Jersey Studies Academic Alliance … Read more - Launching the New Jersey Slavery Records Database
The Scarlet and Black Research Center is proud to announce the launch of our new database New Jersey Slavery Records. This website aims … Read more - Insurgent Intersections Call for Papers: The Mechanisms of Global Anti-Blackness
In Fall 2021, the Department of Africana Studies at Rutgers University-New Brunswick, supported by a faculty grant from the Institute for the … Read more - Black Studies Librarian job posting
The Rutgers University Libraries seek an innovative, collaborative and service-oriented librarian to serve as Black Studies Librarian. This new grant-funded position will … Read more - Black Bibliography Project highlighted in Rutgers Today
Rutgers Researcher Developing Digital Bibliography of Black Authors and Print Work This article by John Chadwick was featured in Rutgers Today on July 27, … Read more - Black Camden Oral History Project featured in Rutgers Magazine
The Black Camden Oral History Project was featured in the summer 2022 issue of the Rutgers Magazine. This project is led by … Read more - New Voices in Slavery + Freedom Studies: In-Person Book Reception with Yesenia Barragan – Mar. 28, 2022
March 28, 2022 at 4:00-5:30 pm Location: Hageman HallNew Brunswick Theological Seminary35 Seminary Place, New Brunswick, NJ Join the Slavery + Freedom … Read more - Scarlet and Black Postdoctoral Fellowships 2022–2024The Institute for the Study of Global Racial Justice (ISGRJ) at Rutgers University (New Brunswick Center) and the School of Arts and … Read more
- Preserving Perspectives: Black Camden Oral History Project
A new oral history project by professor Kendra Boyd and digital archivist Jesse Bayker is gathering stories of Black student activism at … Read more - Black Camden Oral History Project is Recruiting Participants
A new oral history project is gathering stories of Black alumni at Rutgers University–Camden. The Black Camden Oral History Project grew out … Read more - Video: Livingston – A Governor, a College, and the Long Echoes of Slavery at Rutgers – Jan. 18, 2022
January 18, 2022 at 6:00-7:00PM EST A new historical marker on Rutgers–New Brunswick’s Livingston campus explains its namesake William Livingston’s deep involvement … Read more - Video: The Scarlet and Black Project with Deborah Gray White and Michelle Stephens
Dr. Michelle Stephens, Executive Director of the Institute for the Study of Global Racial Justice, sat down with Dr. Deborah Gray White, … Read more - New Voices in Slavery + Freedom Studies: In-Person Book Talk with Vanessa Holden – Nov. 11, 2021
The Slavery + Freedom Studies Working Group at the Institute for the Study of Global Racial Justice presents New Voices in Slavery … Read more - Video: Scarlet and Black Contributors Share Experience Studying Slavery at Emory Symposium
On September 30, 2021, Scarlet and Black contributors shared their experience studying slavery at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, as part of … Read more - New Voices in Slavery + Freedom Studies: Virtual Book Talk with Jessica Marie Johnson – Sep. 23, 2021
The Slavery + Freedom Studies Working Group at the Institute for the Study of Global Racial Justice presents New Voices in Slavery … Read more - Scarlet & Black selected as testing partner for On These Grounds digital initiative
We are excited to announce that Rutgers University’s Scarlet and Black project has been selected as a testing partner for On These Grounds: … Read more - Videos from the Scarlet and Black Virtual Symposium
The Scarlet and Black Project celebrated the release of our newest books from Rutgers University Press with a 2-day virtual symposium on … Read more - Final Scarlet and Black Book Shows How Student Activism Has Transformed Rutgers
Scarlet and Black: Making Black Lives Matter at Rutgers, 1945-2020, highlights the power of students’ commitment to justice and equity This article … Read more - Celebrating the Publication of Scarlet and Black Volume 3
Message from Chancellor Christopher J. Molloy: April 29, 2021 Dear Members of the Rutgers–New Brunswick Community: Rutgers launched the Scarlet and Black … Read more - Join the Scarlet and Black Project for our virtual symposium – Apr. 29-30, 2021
April 29-30, 2021 featuring a keynote address by President Jonathan Holloway Click here to register Join the Scarlet and Black Project to … Read more - Video: Exploring Black History in New Jersey webinar
The New Jersey Historical Commission is pleased to present Exploring Black History in New Jersey: New Research and Discoveries, a webinar exploring … Read more - Rutgers Confronts Ties to Slavery With New Historical Markers
This article by Robin Lally was featured in Rutgers Today on February 23, 2021. Rutgers is taking new steps to acknowledge its … Read more - Alice Jennings Archibald mural unveiled in New Brunswick
The local arts organization coLAB Arts has created a mural series in Alice Jennings Archibald Park in New Brunswick. The work celebrates … Read more - New collection: Alice Jennings Archibald History Library Records
The Scarlet and Black Project is excited to announce the publication of a new digital collection: Alice Jennings Archibald History Library Records … Read more - Will Power Student Retention Scholarship webinar at the Paul Robeson Cultural Center – Jan. 12, 2021
In 2017, the Will Power Student Retention Scholarship was created to help address the financial element that impacts student retention, particularly for black male students. Since … Read more - New exhibit: Rutgers African American Alumni Gallery
We are thrilled to present our new digital exhibit Rutgers African American Alumni Gallery: The Forerunner Generation, by Beatrice J. Adams and … Read more - Latest Scarlet and Black Book Explores Lives of Rutgers’ First Black Students
This article by Neal Buccino was featured in Rutgers Today on February 25, 2020. Decades before the civil rights era, the “forerunner … Read more - Announcing the Publication of Scarlet and Black Volume 2Message from Chancellor Christopher J. Molloy: February 25, 2020 Dear Members of the Rutgers–New Brunswick Community: As many of you know, the … Read more
- Collection: Slavery Era Newspaper Clippings
We are excited to announce a new collection: Slavery Era Newspaper Clippings. This collection consists of New Jersey newspaper clippings from the … Read more - New exhibit: Campus Namesakes
A group of undergraduate students in Jesse Bayker’s Digital History course collaborated to create Campus Namesakes, a new digital exhibit for the … Read more - Video: Rutgers dedicates Will’s Way, Sojourner Truth Apartments, and James Dickson Carr Library
On October 26, 2017, Rutgers University–New Brunswick dedicated Will’s Way, the Sojourner Truth Apartments and the James Dickson Carr Library to honor … Read more - Newly Named Campus Landmarks Honor African Americans Linked to Rutgers History
This article by Neal Buccino was featured in Rutgers Today on October 26, 2017. You can also view video from the dedication … Read more - Historical Walking Tours of the College Avenue Campus
What roles have slavery and dispossession played in Rutgers history? Learn about Rutgers’ deep and storied past with current Rutgers students as … Read more - A New Year, A New Name: At Rutgers–New Brunswick, Students Move Into New Apartments Honoring Sojourner Truth
This article by Kristina Behr was featured in Rutgers Today on September 5, 2017. College Avenue Apartments renamed as part of Rutgers’ … Read more - Rutgers Board of Governors approves naming campus landmarks based on Scarlet and Black research
This article by Andrea Alexander was featured in Rutgers Today on February 8, 2017. The College Avenue Apartments in the heart of … Read more - Chancellor Edwards appears on Another Thing with Larry Mendte to discuss Scarlet and Black
Watch an interview with Rutgers University–New Brunswick Chancellor Richard L. Edwards about Scarlet and Black, Volume 1: Slavery and Dispossession in Rutgers History. Chancellor Edwards … Read more - WNYC News interview with Scarlet and Black co-editor Deborah Gray White
On November 23, 2016, David Furst of WNYC News radio interviewed Professor Deborah Gray White about the work of uncovering Rutgers University’s … Read more - Democracy Now! interview with Scarlet and Black co-editor Marisa Fuentes
Juan González interviewed Marisa Fuentes, co-editor of Scarlet and Black, Volume 1: Slavery and Dispossession in Rutgers History, on the November 22, … Read more - Slavery, Dispossession, and the Way Forward for Rutgers
Message from Chancellor Richard L. Edwards: November 18, 2016 Members of the Rutgers University–New Brunswick Community: A year ago, I wrote to … Read more - Video: Scarlet and Black event—presenting our findings about slavery and dispossession in Rutgers history
On November 18, 2016, the Committee on Enslaved and Disenfranchised Populations in Rutgers History presented its findings to the university community at … Read more - Publication of Scarlet and Black, Volume 1: Slavery and Dispossession in Rutgers History
This article by Andrea Alexander was featured in Rutgers Today on November 18, 2016: Scarlet and Black: Slavery and Dispossession in Rutgers … Read more - Committee on Enslaved and Disenfranchised Populations in Rutgers History
Message from Chancellor Richard L. Edwards to the Rutgers community: November 10, 2015 Rutgers University begins today the yearlong celebrations that will … Read more
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