Now
accepting submissions for a Black History Month 2021 event series.
We want to hear from you!
We are excited to adopt the Association
for the Study of African American Life and History’s theme for this coming Black History Month
The
Black Family: Representation, Identity, and Diversity
“The Black family knows no single location, since family reunions and genetic-ancestry searches testify to the spread of family members across states, nations,
and continents. Not only are individual Black families diasporic, but Africa and the diaspora itself have been long portrayed as the Black family at large. While the role of the Black family has been described by some as a microcosm of the entire race, its
complexity as the ‘foundation’ of African American life and history can be seen in numerous debates over how to represent its meaning and typicality from a historical perspective—as slave or free, as patriarchal or matriarchal/matrifocal, as single-headed
or dual-headed household, as extended or nuclear, as fictive kin or blood lineage, as legal or common law, and as Black or interracial, etc. Variation appears, as well, in discussions on the nature and impact of parenting, childhood, marriage, gender norms,
sexuality, and incarceration. ”
– Association
for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH)
Showcase your expertise, collaborate with peers, and share your stories with an international
community working to advance opportunities for Black people in GIS. This event series is an opportunity to amplify you & your work.
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