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Main sources for the MIT Black History Project include the Institute Archives, the MIT Museum, campus publications, and members of the MIT community. Oral history is also a valuable evidentiary tool, supplementing and enriching the store of more traditional historical evidence. Additionally, the project draws material from relevant collections and publications at large.

US C3E International Award: Rhonda Jordan Antoine (2021)

TED Radio Hour Comics: Joy Buolamwini, 2022

TED Radio Hour Comics: Joy Buolamwini, 2022

“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” scene at MIT, 2022

“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” scene at MIT, 2022

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Curiosity Unbounded: Beyond words (2023)

Learning to scratch from DJ Rob Swift (2020)

MIT Baddies: Beauty & Brains (2020)

MIT Baddies: Beauty & Brains (2020)

Oprah Winfrey 2020 Vision Tour: Prof. Alan Lightman (2020)

Finding Joy in Making, and the Making of #HellaJuneteenth: Quinnton Harris (2020)

Tunnel66: "Room 20," 2020

Tunnel66: "Room 20," 2020

Intersectional Tech: Exploring the Black Cultural Production of Gamers in Transmediated Culture (2020)

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