Colette Gaiter featured in poster book

Former AAPHI Director Colette Gaiter included in new book

  Former UD AAPHI Director Colette Gaiter continues to write on Black design–until recently, a woefully underrepresented topic, which reflected the omission from “mainstream” [white] design practice. As in other disciplines, scholars understand the need to look beyond the traditional sources to find and reveal neglected or ignored Black designers.  […]

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Kelli Barnes to speak at Needlework Conference

AAPHI Scholar Kelli Barnes will be one of the featured speakers at The Needle’s I: Stitching Identity conference, October 6 & 7, 2022 at the Winterthur Museum, Garden and Library.  Her talk, entitled Searching for Africans and Their Needlework in the World History of Embroidery, will occur at 10:00 am on Thursday, […]

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Re-Centering Black Women in the World of Nail Art

The founders of the Instagram page @BlkGirlNailfies; Hana Javelle, Imani Aldridge, and AAPHI scholar Tyra A. Seals,  speak with Allure Magazine about carving out a digital space for Black women’s nail art and fostering community online. BlkGirlNailfies Is Re-Centering Black Women in the World of Nail Art

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Undisputed Dignity: Brandi Locke

Ms. Brandi Locke, graduate student, African American Public Humanities Initiative scholar and  Colored Conventions Fellow, University of Delaware speaking at the event “Undisputed Dignity: Preserving Black Women’s History and Material Culture: A Symposium” an event held in Founders Library at Howard University. Sponsored by the Digital Production Center of the […]

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