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2026 Conference Programs

Welcome to DLF Forum 2026!

Daily Overview

Session

T09: Capturing Community: Campus-Community Partnerships to Amplify and Preserve Regional Black History

Time:

Thursday, 15/Oct/2026:

3:00pm - 3:50pm

Location: Breakout 1

Presentations

Capturing Community: Campus-Community Partnerships to Amplify and Preserve Regional Black History

Amy Bocko¹, Chianté Hamilton², JB Brown²

1: Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States of America; 2: Society for History and Racial Equity (SHARE), Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States of America

Brief Abstract

Since 2022, SHARE Kalamazoo has partnered with Western Michigan University Libraries to preserve, present, and expand their longstanding oral history archives documenting Black history in Southwest Michigan. Learn more about the partnership history, current initiatives featuring community voices/organizations, and their vision for cultivating a local community of practice.