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The Project on the History of Black Writing

College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, Department of English

HBW is a proud sponsor of the 1st Annual National African American Quilt Convention this July 12th-15th in Lawrence, KS. Please see https://www.naaqc.org for more information.

Will Cunningham, HBW Black Book Interactive Project Consultant, received and accepted an offer with Defy Ventures as the Grant Writer, part of the strategic growth and development team.

Kris Coffey, HBW Affiliate, received an offer as an Assistant Professor at Evergreen State College in Olympia, WA.

Danny Caine, HBW Black Book Interactive Project Co-PI, is the new owner of the Raven Book Store in Lawrence, KS.

Hui Meng, HBW Affiliate, received an offer as an Assistant Professor at Beijing Foreign Studies University in Beijing, China.

Mona Ahmed, HBW Communications/Office Manager, was selected to participate in the Wellesley College Women's Leadership Program (Summer 2017), Wellesley, MA.

Crystal Bradshaw, HBW Communications/Office Manager, received an internship with the Center for American Indian Community Indian Health (CAICH) based in Kansas City, KS.

Congratulations to our 2017 Graduates.
Back Row: L-R - Dion Simmons, MA, English; Connor Noteboom, BA, English; Maryemma Graham, Matt Broussard; Shelia Bonner; Ayesha Griffin; Arnab Chakraborty;
Front row: L-R - Ayesha Hardison (HBW Board member); Anthony Boynton; Hui Meng, PhD, English; Crystal Bradshaw, BA, English; Mona Ahmed; Dominique Waller
Not shown: Simone Savannah, PhD English

DIGIN is a collaboration between the University of Chicago and the University of Kansas. The collaboration is a precursor to the Black Book Interactive Project, an ongoing effort to digitize books by black authors and about black culture in order to make them more accessible to the public. The KU Scanning team for the Digital Inclusion Group Initiative (left to right): Dominique Waller, Connor Noteboom, and Mona Ahmed - June 2016.