From a Council on Library and Information Resources E-Mail:
Dear Friend,
My name is Sharon M. Burney, CLIR program officer and host of Material Memory. I invite you to listen to a project very close to my heart, the HBCU Library Alliance Tour, a podcast season focused on the rich histories held by Historically Black Colleges and Universities. In each episode, you will hear from the archivists, curators, and librarians who care for and preserve the records of our past. We also explore the vital role libraries have in Black communities.
My father, a proud HBCU alumnus, instilled in me the importance of controlling our historical narrative, so please help me spread the news about this podcast season—where history and primary documents collide in the storytelling of us.
—Sharon M. Burney, CLIR program officer
About Season Three
Season Three includes eight episodes and it launched on March 23 with a conversation with Sandra Phoenix, Executive Director of the HBCU Library Alliance, and Monika Rhue, recent Chair of the HBCU Library Alliance Board and Project Manager at Bunche Center, UCLA.
- April 6 – Southern University at New Orleans – Erika Witt, Interim Circulation Librarian, Leonard S. Washington Memorial Library
- April 13 – Bonus Episode – Interview with Kofi Horne, creator this season’s theme music
- April 20 – Morgan State University – Ida E. Jones, University Archivist
- May 4 – Alcorn State University – Blanche Sanders, Dean, University Libraries
- May 18 – Tuskegee University – Dana R. Chandler, University Archivist
- June 1 – Benedict College – Wanda Scott Kinney, Coordinator of Archives and Institutional Records
- June 15 – Fisk University – DeLisa Minor Harris, Assistant Director of Library Services
Listen to CLIR’s Material Memory Podcast/HBCU Library Alliance Tour
Learn More About Season Three
Preview Video: Season Three of Material Memory
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