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FFRPL is the 501(c)(3) charity that raises funds, presents programssupports special projectshelps create specialized spaces, and purchases supplemental materials & equipment for the Rochester Public Library.

Black History and DEI programs, resources

 

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The Museum Of UnCut Funk brought the Funky Turns 50: Black Character Revolution Firsts poster exhibit to Central Library’s Local History & Genealogy Division in 2024.

Watch the video of the event held at Central Library with Co-Founders and Co-Curators of Funky Turns 50 — Loreen Williamson and Pamela Thomas. Williamson and Thomas discuss how memories of watching Saturday morning cartoons during the 1970’s led to the development of the historic traveling exhibit highlighting the first positive Black animation characters in television history. (February 2024)

Central Library celebrated the National Museum of African American History and Culture with an Online Smithsonian Poster Exhibition (February 2021)

GUIDE TO BLACK HISTORY COLLECTIONS

In February 2023, the Rochester Regional Library Council (RRLC) published this online guide, which showcases black history collections held by libraries, archives, museums, and historical societies throughout the City of Rochester and Monroe County. The online resource is being continually updated.

Funding for this project came from a Vitality Grant for Preserving Historical Assets received by the Friends & Foundation of the Rochester Public Library from the Rochester Area Community Foundation.

UNDERSTANDING BLACK EXPERIENCES

LIBRARY RESOURCES RELATED TO DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.

SELECT RESOURCES FROM CENTRAL LIBRARY’S REYNOLDS MEDIA CENTER

DIGITAL COLLECTIONS

ARCHIVED BLACK HISTORY AND DEI PROGRAMS (HIGHLIGHTS)