#BlackGirlOnCampus

#BlackGirlOnCampus is a digital space designed to center Black women as students, faculty, and staff in post-secondary education. We aim to provide information and education about their contributions, accomplishments, and pressing issues they face. It is our hope that this space will build a community of scholars, administrators, and partners that will work collectively to elevate every #BlackGirlOnCampus.

 

Baby Dolls in Storyland

Baby Dolls in Storyland is a project on Black girlhood in New Orleans, with a focus on pre-Katrina lived experiences. Through the collection of narratives and photos (those not yet washed away) this project preserves and unlocks the pasts of Black women born and raised in New Orleans.

They can take our neighborhood, but they can’t take our memories.

Calling all the Black baby dolls from New Orleans!!

 

Mary Jane Legacy Project

With generous funding from the Lumina Foundation, the purpose of this study is to examine Black women’s post-secondary and post-baccalaureate trajectories to, through, and after college across various institutional types. The MJLP name honors Mary Jane Patterson, the first Black woman to receive a bachelor’s degree in the United States. Participants will be invited to complete one interview, and one optional testimonial video.

Participant Criteria:

  • Be at least 18 years of age

  • Self-identify as a Black Woman

  • Attend college in the United States at least 5 years ago

The purpose of this study is to examine Black women’s post-secondary and post-baccalaureate trajectories to, through, and after college across various institutional types. The MJLP name honors Mary Jane Patterson, the first Black woman to receive a bachelor’s degree in the United States. Participants will be invited to complete one interview, and one optional testimonial video.

Principal Investigators:
Dr. Lori Patton Davis and Dr. Nadrea Njoku

Interested?
Please contact the MJLP Research Team at mjlp@osu.edu.

Senior Thesis Show

As an art major at Xavier University of Louisiana, my senior thesis show centered on Black girlhood, the fairytales we consume (in books and life), and the things we tell ourselves to survive and persist.