Black Lives Matter at School: An Uprising for Educational Justice by Denisha Jones, is an excellent resource for those who seek to build an anti-racist school system. This is an anthology of lessons learned as well as discussions about the ongoing struggle …Continue Reading
Category: Social Justice
African American Experience in Florida (AAE)
In celebration of Black History Month, the USF Libraries are featuring the history of the African American Experience in Florida. In the spring of 2021, the USF Libraries launched the African American Experience in Florida (AAE), an online portal containing materials and …Continue Reading
In Case You Missed It–Racism in School Suspensions
On November 10th at 4pm, as USF libraries hosted speakers Dr. Brenda Walker and Dr. Marquis Holley to discuss Project R.I.S.E.S.( Racism in School Exclusionary Suspensions). Focusing on the high suspension rates of Black/African-American students in elementary, middle, and high schools, this …Continue Reading
Racism in School Suspensions: Through the lens of students, families, and community members
Please join us virtually on November 10th at 4pm, as USF libraries hosts speakers Dr. Brenda Walker and Dr. Marquis Holley to discuss Project R.I.S.E.S.( Racism in School Exclusionary Suspensions). Focusing on the high suspension rates of Black/African-American students in elementary, middle, …Continue Reading
Freedmen’s Records Help Black Americans Trace Ancestry
More than 3.5 million records documenting the lives of free Black people during the Reconstruction period are now available. Created by the genealogy company Ancestry, the free online portal offers information about United States Black communities between 1846 and 1879. Researchers can …Continue Reading
The Lost African American Cemeteries of Tampa Bay
The USF Libraries LIB News blog has an article about the collaboration between USF Librarians and researchers to identify living next-of-kin for those who have been forgotten and to highlight historical injustices mostly to the African American community. The Zion Cemetery as …Continue Reading
Juneteenth and the Robert W. and Helen S. Saunders Papers
In conjunction with Juneteenth, in 1980 the NAACP established January 1st as Jubilee Day, an annual celebration of the Emancipation Proclamation to commemorate Black heritage and history. The USF Tampa Special Collections has some primary documents related to Jubilee Day in the …Continue Reading
Special Collection Highlight LGBTIA+ Stories & Exhibit
In honor of celebrating Pride and the LGBTQIA+ community, the Tampa Special Collections has highlighted their very impressive holdings past and present through the “Queer Life and Literature in the 19th Century” exhibit. Scroll through the exhibit to see the ways in …Continue Reading
Legislation and Book Bans Target Teaching about Social Justice and Racism in Schools
In recent weeks, nine bills have been introduced in seven states to bar the teaching of “divisive concepts” in school, specifically targeting teaching about social justice and systemic racism. These bills reflect a trend seen in the American Library Association’s recently-released Top 10 Challenged …Continue Reading
USF Libraries Launch the African American Experience in Florida
The African American Experience in Florida, a new collection from the University of South Florida Libraries, has curated the Black experience in Florida around six different themes: activism, Black-owned businesses, the community, journalism, the arts, and history. Information in the collection ranges …Continue Reading