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Black in Natural History Museums Week is an initiative to share the stories, perspectives & knowledge of Black people in the NHM community. 🔗: wlo.link/@blackinnhm

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Black in Natural History Museums @blackinnhms.bsky.social · 11d

Join our 2025 hybrid BlackInNHMs week, including a 2 day convening at the American Museum of Natural History. Sign up for our BioBlitz, complete our scavenger hunt, share with your colleagues and support us to help power our mission. Event details: tinyurl.com/2025BlackInN..., tinyurl.com/2025BINHMs

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Dr. Jessica L Ware @jessicalwarelab.bsky.social · 20d

Come one come all! Our new #BINHM exhibit is up at the #AMNH! @blackinnhms.bsky.social www.amnh.org/exhibitions/...

Black in Natural History Museums | AMNH

Black in Natural History Museums highlights 17 modern and historical Black scientists, artists, and curators.

www.amnh.org

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Alabama Museum of Natural History @almnh.bsky.social · Apr 21

Thanks to everyone who joined us for the opening reception of "Excavating Erasure: Jefferson Davis Jackson"! This new permanent exhibit at the Alabama Museum of Natural History celebrates his life and contributions. We also unveiled a portrait created by Alabama artist, John “Jahni” Moore!

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Black in Natural History Museums @blackinnhms.bsky.social · May 30

We are having a #BlackInNHMs Community Conversation soon!

Adé Ben-Salahuddin will speak about his experiences from working in the Peabody Museum’s Vertebrate Paleontology collection (as a college student).

Join us on June 12: bit.ly/3K76jOW

An image promoting a Community Conversation on Wednesday 12th June at 3 pm EST. These conversations start with a member of our community (Ade Ben-Salahuddin) introducing the work they do in or adjacent to Natural History Museums to both Black and non-Black individuals.

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Black in Natural History Museums @blackinnhms.bsky.social · Jan 25

We are having a Community Conversation on FEB 6! Our speaker, Dr. Maurice Baynard, is Vice President of the Community Learning Division at The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University. His talk will focus on democratizing science.

Join us: bit.ly/3vx0kil

The flyer for an online presentation on democratizing science by Dr. Maurice Baynard, Vice President of the Community Learning Division at The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University.

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Black in Natural History Museums @blackinnhms.bsky.social · Oct 20

Please join us today for the Day 6 event, as we highlight the #BlackInNHMs community around the world.

This Community Conversation is with our founder Adania (1 pm-2:30 pm EST): tinyurl.com/y4bzxzk8

Black in Natural History Museums Week - Day Six. African "Diaspora❞ Around the World.

Song of the Day: Pretty Brown Skin by Eugene King.
Virtual Event of the Day: This is a day to highlight the Black in Black s community around the world & across the diaspora. Join this Community Conversation with our founder Adania from 1pm-2:30pm EST on October 20, 2023.
Link to register for the event: tinyurl.com/y4bzxzk8
Social Media Activity of the Day: We'll post videos of various museums worldwide. Interact, ask questions, & get involved in discussions! Share snapshots from your own museum explorations and highlight your favorite sightings. Big or small, we want to see them all!
Hashtag: DiasporaOfBlack InNHMs
Photo of Adania Flemming who is the Founder of Black in Natural History Museums.

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Black in Natural History Museums @blackinnhms.bsky.social · Oct 19

Please join us today for Day 5 events in Diversity in Leadership! We are looking forward to the discussion with museum leaders at 6 pm to 7 pm EST: tinyurl.com/y4bzxzk8

Until then, share valuable tips/experiences that have helped you along the way and use the tag: #BlackinNHMs

Digital flyer for Black in Natural History Museums Week - Day Five.
Title: Diversity at the Top
Virtual Event of the Day:
Join our panel of museum leaders as they delve into pathways to leadership, strategies, challenges, & opportunities for enhancing Black representation in museums from 6-7pm EST on October 19, 2023.
Link to register for the event: tinyurl.com/y4bzxzk8
Social Media Activity of the Day: We're all on the journey to leadership. Share valuable tips or experiences that have helped you along the way. We'll post about our panel speakers and their backgrounds, so stay tuned!
Hashtag: BlackInNHMsLeadership
Special guests are: Sean Decatur of the American Museum of Natural History, Sabrina Burris of the LA Museum of Natural History, and Maurice Baynard Academy of Natural Sciences Drexel University.

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Black in Natural History Museums @blackinnhms.bsky.social · Oct 13

Adania Flemming, PhD candidate in Univ. of Florida's Dept. of Biology and an ichthyologist at the Florida Museum, launched Black in Natural History Museums week to bring together & create visibility for Black museum professionals.
About #BlackinNHMs + schedule:
floridamuseum.ufl.edu/science/thir...

A row of five Black people pose for a photo with three wearing t-shirts for the Black in Natural History Museums organization

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Black in Natural History Museums @blackinnhms.bsky.social · Oct 10

Meet our co-secretary, Hadeel!

Hadeel is a PhD student at the University of Michigan's Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, as well as their Museum of Paleontology.

Her research focuses on the paleobiology of reef-associated fishes. #BlackInNHMs

A photo of Hadeel Saad on a light blue background. Text reads: Meet our board. Hadeel is passionate about building community among underrepresented and marginalized groups in the evolutionary field while at the University of Michigan. Hadeel Saad. Co-secretary of Black In Natural History Museums"

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Black in Natural History Museums @blackinnhms.bsky.social · Oct 3

Meet our co-treasurer, Hank!

Hank is a fish biologist and Professor at Tulane University. He is also the director of their Biodiversity Research Institute and curator of the Royal D. Suttkus Fish Collection.

It's the world’s largest collection of post-larval fishes. #BlackInNHMs

A photo of Henry "Hank" Bart on a light blue background. Text reads: "Meet our board. As an African American, Hank has devoted significant effort to increase minority participation in STEM fields. Henry "Hank" Bart. Co-treasurer of the Black In Natural History Museums organization.

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Black in Natural History Museums @blackinnhms.bsky.social · Sep 29

Rock some #BlackInNHMs swag! Represent #BlackInNHMs beyond our annual event and support our cause!!! Purchase a t-shirt via our CustomInk Fundraiser tinyurl.com/2p8uey4e ! New, softer T-shirts! And, don't forget to register for our events tinyurl.com/y4bzxzk8. RT

Flyer promoting new Black In Natural History Museums t-shirts with a QR code to place an order.

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Black in Natural History Museums @blackinnhms.bsky.social · Sep 29

#BlackInNHMs Highlight: Robert Gilbert was a naturalist who served as an assistant & colleague to former MCZ Harvard curator William Brewster. Gilbert became a birder and ornithologist, spotting, photographing, and identifying birds. Learn more about him: bit.ly/3QK3oA6

A photo of Robert Gilbert's on a blue background. Text reads: "Natural History Highlight. Robert Gilbert worked as an assistant to ornithologist William Brewster (one-time curator at the Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology). Initially, Gilbert worked for Brewster's private museum collection and later served as a field guide, collaborator and photographer on expeditions. 2 weeks to our annual #BlackInNHMs Week! Look at the schedule:

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Black in Natural History Museums @blackinnhms.bsky.social · Sep 29

We are officially 2 weeks away from our annual #BlackInNHMs Week! There's a bunch of exciting synchronous & asynchronous activities planned. Stay tuned this week for the in-depth details of each day. In the meantime, follow our page to make sure you don’t miss an update!

A flyer with the daily schedule of events for the 2023 Black in Natural History Week.

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