Krystal Appiah
@kappiah.bsky.social
Libraries, archives, African American history, public humanities. She/her
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Charlottesville! Coming through with The Trouble of Color, Wednesday!
November 17, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Charlottesville! Coming through with The Trouble of Color, Wednesday!
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New on our blog: Senior Imaging Specialist Stacey Evans reflects on the process of re-digitizing African American portraits in the Holsinger Studio Collection for our 2022-23 Visions of Progress: exhibition. Read her post here: smallnotes.library.virginia.edu/2025/10/21/h....
October 21, 2025 at 7:10 PM
New on our blog: Senior Imaging Specialist Stacey Evans reflects on the process of re-digitizing African American portraits in the Holsinger Studio Collection for our 2022-23 Visions of Progress: exhibition. Read her post here: smallnotes.library.virginia.edu/2025/10/21/h....
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Join the Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society, @johnedwinmason.bsky.social, the Jefferson School African American Heritage Center, and @uvalibrary.bsky.social in revisiting these beautiful portraits during the exhibition catalog launch celebration October 25, 3-5pm @ JMRL’s Swanson Room!
October 21, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Join the Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society, @johnedwinmason.bsky.social, the Jefferson School African American Heritage Center, and @uvalibrary.bsky.social in revisiting these beautiful portraits during the exhibition catalog launch celebration October 25, 3-5pm @ JMRL’s Swanson Room!
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This morning we welcomed Leo S. Lo to the Library as the 16th University Librarian, as he begins his tenure as University Librarian and Dean of Libraries, Professor of Education, and Advisor to the Provost for AI Literacy.
Welcome to UVA and the Library, Dean Lo!
Welcome to UVA and the Library, Dean Lo!
September 15, 2025 at 2:44 PM
This morning we welcomed Leo S. Lo to the Library as the 16th University Librarian, as he begins his tenure as University Librarian and Dean of Libraries, Professor of Education, and Advisor to the Provost for AI Literacy.
Welcome to UVA and the Library, Dean Lo!
Welcome to UVA and the Library, Dean Lo!
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Local folks, Wed 9/17 5:30pm visit UVA Special Collections for the catered opening of a new exhibit of microexhibits. 48 of our library staff curated quick+deep dives into an "A-Z" of topics they care about in our collections, from Artist Books to Zines, Sea Monsters to Pandemic Books. Pls register:
Fall Exhibitions Celebration: 100 Years of VQR + ABCs of the UVA Library!
Be the first to view two new major exhibitions: a centennial retrospective of the Virginia Quarterly Review and the ABCs of the UVA Library
abc-vqr.eventbrite.com
September 12, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Local folks, Wed 9/17 5:30pm visit UVA Special Collections for the catered opening of a new exhibit of microexhibits. 48 of our library staff curated quick+deep dives into an "A-Z" of topics they care about in our collections, from Artist Books to Zines, Sea Monsters to Pandemic Books. Pls register:
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Please spread the word—The Scholars’ Workshop in Early African American Print at AAS Jan. 12-15, 2026. A writing workshop and intro to archives for junior scholars working on the dissertation or first book. Fully funded. Apply by Oct. 15 2025. PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD
September 8, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Please spread the word—The Scholars’ Workshop in Early African American Print at AAS Jan. 12-15, 2026. A writing workshop and intro to archives for junior scholars working on the dissertation or first book. Fully funded. Apply by Oct. 15 2025. PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD
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Thanks to the RBS Board of Directors, all gifts made to the Annual Fund before September 30 will be matched dollar-for-dollar, up to $150,000.
The Annual Fund is essential to our work, funding scholarships and fellowships to support RBS students. You can help now. Visit rarebookschool.org/donate.
The Annual Fund is essential to our work, funding scholarships and fellowships to support RBS students. You can help now. Visit rarebookschool.org/donate.
August 22, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Thanks to the RBS Board of Directors, all gifts made to the Annual Fund before September 30 will be matched dollar-for-dollar, up to $150,000.
The Annual Fund is essential to our work, funding scholarships and fellowships to support RBS students. You can help now. Visit rarebookschool.org/donate.
The Annual Fund is essential to our work, funding scholarships and fellowships to support RBS students. You can help now. Visit rarebookschool.org/donate.
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Some useful advice fromt he the ACLU.
August 18, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Some useful advice fromt he the ACLU.
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A few folks have DM’d me abt the Frederick Douglass passage I excerpted at the rally. Here it is:
“Those who profess to favor freedom and yet depreciate agitation, are people who want crops without ploughing the ground; they want rain without thunder and lightning; 1/
“Those who profess to favor freedom and yet depreciate agitation, are people who want crops without ploughing the ground; they want rain without thunder and lightning; 1/
June 28, 2025 at 4:17 AM
A few folks have DM’d me abt the Frederick Douglass passage I excerpted at the rally. Here it is:
“Those who profess to favor freedom and yet depreciate agitation, are people who want crops without ploughing the ground; they want rain without thunder and lightning; 1/
“Those who profess to favor freedom and yet depreciate agitation, are people who want crops without ploughing the ground; they want rain without thunder and lightning; 1/
@dem8z.bsky.social Thanks for your speech. Both your words and the Douglass quote were energizing.
June 27, 2025 at 10:13 PM
@dem8z.bsky.social Thanks for your speech. Both your words and the Douglass quote were energizing.
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BREAKING: Justice Jackson cites the Colored Conventions Project Digital Archive her dissent in Medina v. Planned Parenthood. These public collective digital projects MATTER and they WILL be heard. 👏👏👏
@ccp-org.bsky.social
@profgabrielle.bsky.social
@jimccasey1.bsky.social
@ccp-org.bsky.social
@profgabrielle.bsky.social
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There's something really interesting going on here methodologically in Justice Jackson's Medina v. Planned Parenthood dissent. You can see it in one footnote.
In short, Jackson is emphasizing that Black Americans are part of the original "public" about which "originalists" should be concerned.
In short, Jackson is emphasizing that Black Americans are part of the original "public" about which "originalists" should be concerned.
June 26, 2025 at 3:50 PM
BREAKING: Justice Jackson cites the Colored Conventions Project Digital Archive her dissent in Medina v. Planned Parenthood. These public collective digital projects MATTER and they WILL be heard. 👏👏👏
@ccp-org.bsky.social
@profgabrielle.bsky.social
@jimccasey1.bsky.social
@ccp-org.bsky.social
@profgabrielle.bsky.social
@jimccasey1.bsky.social
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Woke up this morning unemployed from our federal government positions.
Might we make a small request? Please spend a few minutes today browsing the names & bios of #NEH staff, most of whom are now without jobs, before the agency erases us from its memory. #humanities
www.neh.gov/about/staff
Might we make a small request? Please spend a few minutes today browsing the names & bios of #NEH staff, most of whom are now without jobs, before the agency erases us from its memory. #humanities
www.neh.gov/about/staff
Staff
www.neh.gov
June 11, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Woke up this morning unemployed from our federal government positions.
Might we make a small request? Please spend a few minutes today browsing the names & bios of #NEH staff, most of whom are now without jobs, before the agency erases us from its memory. #humanities
www.neh.gov/about/staff
Might we make a small request? Please spend a few minutes today browsing the names & bios of #NEH staff, most of whom are now without jobs, before the agency erases us from its memory. #humanities
www.neh.gov/about/staff
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Here's the FDA's public comment portal. There's still time to provide feedback on their plan to restrict those under 65 from receiving the COVID-19 booster. www.regulations.gov/commenton/FD...
Regulations.gov
www.regulations.gov
May 22, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Here's the FDA's public comment portal. There's still time to provide feedback on their plan to restrict those under 65 from receiving the COVID-19 booster. www.regulations.gov/commenton/FD...
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A few tips for NEH grantees:
1) if you've spent money on an awarded grant but have not yet drawn down the funds, make sure to submit the paperwork to drawn down funds ASAP.
2) the NYTimes article suggests that "DOGE" might cancel awards. If you receive an email from DOGE cancelling your NEH award,
1) if you've spent money on an awarded grant but have not yet drawn down the funds, make sure to submit the paperwork to drawn down funds ASAP.
2) the NYTimes article suggests that "DOGE" might cancel awards. If you receive an email from DOGE cancelling your NEH award,
April 2, 2025 at 10:09 PM
A few tips for NEH grantees:
1) if you've spent money on an awarded grant but have not yet drawn down the funds, make sure to submit the paperwork to drawn down funds ASAP.
2) the NYTimes article suggests that "DOGE" might cancel awards. If you receive an email from DOGE cancelling your NEH award,
1) if you've spent money on an awarded grant but have not yet drawn down the funds, make sure to submit the paperwork to drawn down funds ASAP.
2) the NYTimes article suggests that "DOGE" might cancel awards. If you receive an email from DOGE cancelling your NEH award,
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The University of Virginia has created a website of archived government websites—bookmark it—you’re going to need it later.
guides.lib.virginia.edu/c.php?g=1451...
guides.lib.virginia.edu/c.php?g=1451...
LibGuides: Government Information Data Rescue: Home
A guide linking to trusted repositories that have rescued U.S. government data
guides.lib.virginia.edu
February 12, 2025 at 5:23 PM
The University of Virginia has created a website of archived government websites—bookmark it—you’re going to need it later.
guides.lib.virginia.edu/c.php?g=1451...
guides.lib.virginia.edu/c.php?g=1451...
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ATTN: artists and art workers impacted by the Palisades or Eaton Fires in Los Angeles.
The LA Arts Community Fire Relief Fund was organized by Getty and a coalition of arts supporters, and is at $14M and counting.
Apply at cciarts.org now for up to $10,000 of aid through February 18 at 5:00 pm PST
The LA Arts Community Fire Relief Fund was organized by Getty and a coalition of arts supporters, and is at $14M and counting.
Apply at cciarts.org now for up to $10,000 of aid through February 18 at 5:00 pm PST
January 28, 2025 at 11:34 PM
ATTN: artists and art workers impacted by the Palisades or Eaton Fires in Los Angeles.
The LA Arts Community Fire Relief Fund was organized by Getty and a coalition of arts supporters, and is at $14M and counting.
Apply at cciarts.org now for up to $10,000 of aid through February 18 at 5:00 pm PST
The LA Arts Community Fire Relief Fund was organized by Getty and a coalition of arts supporters, and is at $14M and counting.
Apply at cciarts.org now for up to $10,000 of aid through February 18 at 5:00 pm PST
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Born #OTD in 1892, Bessie Coleman was the first African American woman and Native American woman to earn a pilot’s license.
Denied entry to pilot programs in the U.S., Coleman moved to France and learned French to fulfill her dream. Watch the NEH-supported series UNLADYLIKE2020: ow.ly/WIBL50ULlzi
Denied entry to pilot programs in the U.S., Coleman moved to France and learned French to fulfill her dream. Watch the NEH-supported series UNLADYLIKE2020: ow.ly/WIBL50ULlzi
January 26, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Born #OTD in 1892, Bessie Coleman was the first African American woman and Native American woman to earn a pilot’s license.
Denied entry to pilot programs in the U.S., Coleman moved to France and learned French to fulfill her dream. Watch the NEH-supported series UNLADYLIKE2020: ow.ly/WIBL50ULlzi
Denied entry to pilot programs in the U.S., Coleman moved to France and learned French to fulfill her dream. Watch the NEH-supported series UNLADYLIKE2020: ow.ly/WIBL50ULlzi
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In case folks haven’t seen this, we have a rapid response hotline in Virginia for concerns about ICE activity
January 25, 2025 at 6:46 PM
In case folks haven’t seen this, we have a rapid response hotline in Virginia for concerns about ICE activity
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SHARE WIDELY.
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS.
With mass deportations starting today across the country, it is vitally important - for both citizens and non-citizens - to know your rights.
You have the right to remain silent. Assert it. You have the right to a lawyer. Ask for one.
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KNOW YOUR RIGHTS.
With mass deportations starting today across the country, it is vitally important - for both citizens and non-citizens - to know your rights.
You have the right to remain silent. Assert it. You have the right to a lawyer. Ask for one.
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January 22, 2025 at 2:19 AM
SHARE WIDELY.
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS.
With mass deportations starting today across the country, it is vitally important - for both citizens and non-citizens - to know your rights.
You have the right to remain silent. Assert it. You have the right to a lawyer. Ask for one.
(1/3)
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS.
With mass deportations starting today across the country, it is vitally important - for both citizens and non-citizens - to know your rights.
You have the right to remain silent. Assert it. You have the right to a lawyer. Ask for one.
(1/3)
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❗ Exciting conference news ❗ Registration is OPEN for Born-Digital Collections, Archives and Memory, 2-4 April 2025, in-person and online @dh-researchhub.bsky.social
www.sas.ac.uk/about-us/ins...
www.sas.ac.uk/about-us/ins...
Born-Digital Collections, Archives and Memory
Born-Digital Collections, Archives and Memory is a conference that seeks to further an interdisciplinary and cross-sectoral discussion on how the born-digital transforms research.
www.sas.ac.uk
January 21, 2025 at 10:38 AM
❗ Exciting conference news ❗ Registration is OPEN for Born-Digital Collections, Archives and Memory, 2-4 April 2025, in-person and online @dh-researchhub.bsky.social
www.sas.ac.uk/about-us/ins...
www.sas.ac.uk/about-us/ins...
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I'm just happy to be here. Looking forward to re-building community in this space!
January 19, 2025 at 10:18 PM
I'm just happy to be here. Looking forward to re-building community in this space!
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It’s academic interview season so I thought I’d share here what I share with my advisees about campus visits. First up—job talk, then teaching demo, meals. Pan out and pro tip—your job is leave with them thinking of you as an 🔥exciting new colleague who wants to be there.🔥
December 13, 2024 at 11:05 PM
It’s academic interview season so I thought I’d share here what I share with my advisees about campus visits. First up—job talk, then teaching demo, meals. Pan out and pro tip—your job is leave with them thinking of you as an 🔥exciting new colleague who wants to be there.🔥
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We’re excited to announce the Library of Congress as this year’s Douglass Day partner! Together, we’ll transcribe important documents of Black history. Discover more at www.loc.gov. Let’s make history ✊! #YouMakeHistory #DouglassDay2025 #BlackHistory #HistoryMatters
December 13, 2024 at 7:00 PM
We’re excited to announce the Library of Congress as this year’s Douglass Day partner! Together, we’ll transcribe important documents of Black history. Discover more at www.loc.gov. Let’s make history ✊! #YouMakeHistory #DouglassDay2025 #BlackHistory #HistoryMatters
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@mellonfoundation.bsky.social, via the Public Knowledge program, is launching another round of open calls for proposals from community-based archives, this time for general operating support funding. Read the solicitation here: www.mellon.org/article/call...
Mellon Foundation
The Mellon Foundation makes grants to actively unlock the power in the arts and humanities that helps connect us all.
www.mellon.org
January 6, 2025 at 5:16 PM
@mellonfoundation.bsky.social, via the Public Knowledge program, is launching another round of open calls for proposals from community-based archives, this time for general operating support funding. Read the solicitation here: www.mellon.org/article/call...