- USF Libraries celebrate historically marginalized groups in virtual special collections
April 19, 2021 - The Oracle - Dylan Cohen
In an effort to promote social justice, the USF Tampa Library Special Collections department will continue to update one of its recently created archival collections as well as create newly digitized resources to conserve the history and experiences of marginalized groups across the state. - New USF Libraries collection focuses on Florida’s African American experience
April 1, 2021 - The Weekly Challenger
Drawn from previous collections, the African American Experience in Florida (AAE) is a new online portal that includes hundreds of artifacts highlighting the injustices that affected Black communities and businesses. Some of the archives date back to the early 1800s. As part of USF’s ongoing efforts to dismantle systemic racism and promote racial equity, the portal will support the growing need for resource materials that reveal the experiences of Black lives. - The African American Experience: Black History and Representation
April 1, 2021 - Deanna Lampasona, WEDU PBS
To understand the present, we must first understand the past. Understanding Black history is crucial in order to understand American. Black history, when taught, usually begins with the enslavement and oppression of black people in the U.S, however with no federal requirement or criteria, it is solely up to teachers to teach what and how they want. Beyond oppression and enslavement, there has been a significant contribution to American culture, music, food, innovation, and democracy -- let this not be forgotten. USF libraries have put together the African American Experience to help better understand this contribution and represent black history in Florida. - University of South Florida Libraries Launches The African American Experience in Florida to Promote Social Justice
March 29, 2021 - Info Docket
University of South Florida Libraries launches the African American Experience in Florida to promote social justice (from WFTS). - USF Libraries launches The African American Experience in Florida to promote social justice
March 29, 2021 - ABC Action News - WFTS Tampa Bay
Leaders at the University of South Florida Libraries hope to advance conversations about the Black experience with their new collection, the African American Experience in Florida. Project leaders say they were paying attention to what happened last year when George Floyd was killed and the protests that followed across the country.