Who Owns Black Data III
The Fight for Black Futures
Amistad Research Center
Thursday, May 21, 2026
Nunemaker Auditorium (Loyola University)
New Orleans, Louisiana
In our third installment we continue our efforts to gather a distinguished group of scholars, librarians, and archivists from the Americas and Africa to discuss, elucidate, and provide public answers to the question: Who owns and controls the Black historical and cultural record? That question suggests a troubling answer as soon as we pose it. That answer is whispered in the halls of academia and once in a while it surfaces in our writings and conferences.
Join us for a keynote conversation about Black data and Black futures featuring three dynamic thinkers, institution builders, and activists in the fight for Black life, history, and culture. We will close out the conversation with a performances from Sha'Condria "Icon" Sibley featuring Cassie Watson Francillon, Knockaz Brass Band, and Chief Shaka Zulu of the GoldenFeather Nation.
Doors open at 5:30 PM.
Reception & Keynote Registration
The Series
Johns Hopkins University ❖ Yale University ❖ Amistad Center ❖ Puerto Rico
