OBSIDIAN COLLECTION IN THE HEADLINES
Chicago's trailblaizing Black photojournalists discuss their work
Chicago Tribune September 29, 2023
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Obsidian Wants To Be The ‘Getty Images’ of Black Archives With An NFT Twist
ArtNews.com, June 23, 2022
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How the Obsidian Collection Is Bringing Black History Into the Metaverse
Vogue, June 16, 2022
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Obsidian Collection Offers Newly Minted NFTs
The Weekly Citizen, February 15, 2022
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Forbes 50 Over 50 Vision: Angela Ford
Forbes, August 16, 2021
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Pre-Development Fund: Obsidian Collection Archives
The Chicago Community Trust, July 19, 2021
Obsidian Collection buys Lu Palmer Mansion at $1.25 million, now needs zoning change
Chicago Sun-Times, May 6, 2021
In Bronzeville, A Push To Preserve Historic Lu Palmer Mansion — And Chicago’s Black Media Legacy
Block Club Chicago, March 3, 2021
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1972 Black National Political Convention maintains legacy today
WGN Chicago, February 22, 2021
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Reporters of Color are Declaring Independence
Washington Monthly, November/December 2020
Part one: A brief history of Black-owned news media
The Idea, Atlantic Magazine, June 8, 2020
Before the lottery went legit, Policy bets reigned supreme
WGN Chicago, February 6, 2020
Photographs Help Preserve Chicago’s African American History
CBS 2 Chicago, October 13, 2019
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A Tale Of Two Black Communities: New York City’s Harlem and Chicago’s Bronzeville.
CBS 2 Chicago, October 12, 2019
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Digitizing Black Narratives at DuSable Museum
NABJ Chicago Chapter, September 15, 2019
The Chicago Defender... hits newstands for the last time
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Radio, July 10, 2019
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The Chicago Defender, Legendary Black Newspaper Prints Last Copy
The New York Times, July 9, 2019
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Report Outlines State of Black Press
Nonprofit Quarterly, March 6, 2019
Hear's the State of African American Media Today
Neiman Lab, March 1, 2019
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New Report: An Importance of an Independent Black Media Presence
The Democracy Fund, February 28, 2019
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The Obsidian Collection: A Chicagoan's Mission to Preserve Black Historic Images
Chicago Sun-Times, February 26, 2019
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Black People need to "monetize" our culture.
Black America Web, August 8, 2018
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Chicago Nonprofit Lifts Up History of Black Media
Nonprofit Quarterly, June 12, 2018
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The Archives of Historic Black Newspapers Are Going Digital
Smithsonian, June 11, 2018
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Obsidian Collection Archives is digitizing the rich legacy of the black press
Mic, June 8, 2018
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The Lost Newspaper Archives of Black Chicago Are Now at Your Fingertips
Atlas Obscura, June 7, 2018
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Nonprofit Teams Up With Google To Share Historical Black Newspapers’ Archives
WBEZ, June 6, 2018
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Essence, June 5, 2018
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This Black Newspaper Archive Is Bringing All Of Its Records On Black History Online For Free
BLAVITY, June 4, 2018
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Milwaukee Community Journal, June 4, 2018
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How the Obsidian Collection Is Bringing Black Newspapers to Google
Chicago Magazine, June 4, 2018
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New Project To Digitize Historic Black Newspapers For Posterity
Your Black World, June 6, 2018
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This nonprofit has teamed with Google to digitize historically Black newspapers
Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder, June 6, 2018
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W S Tale, June 5, 2018
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The Obsidian Collection, an African-American Newspaper Archive, to Put Its Records Online For Free
Black News Zone, June 4, 2018
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Digitization Projects: “How the Obsidian Collection is Bringing Black Newspapers to Google”
Info Docket, June 8, 2018