The month of February is dedicated to celebrating Black History, but year-round we should uplift and amplify the Black community. Here at the Department of Public Policy (DPP) we dedicate ourselves to learning about Black history, shopping at Black owned businesses and supporting Black creators. Below are just some of the resources shared by our community. Have more resources to share? Email us at dpp@uconn.edu to expand this working document. 

History and Event Resources

• 26 Black Americans You Don’t Know But Should, O: The Oprah Magazine
• AfricanAmericanHistoryMonth.gov
• Black Caucus of the American Library Association (BCALA)
• BlackPast.org
• Celebrating Black History in Connecticut
• The Connecticut Freedom Trail
• Dougherty, Jack, and colleagues. On the Line: How Schooling, Housing, and Civil Rights Shaped Hartford and Its Suburbs. Hartford, CT: Trinity College, 2011.
• The National Archives: African American History Month Resources  and  Event Calendar
• National Gallery of Art: Uncovering America  and Event Calendar
• National Museum of African American History & Culture
  • Events
• The National Park Service provides many places, people, and historical monuments to explore regarding Black American History.
  • Events
• Smithsonian: Heritage and History Month Events
• UConn African American Cultural Center, Black History Month Events 2021
• University of Connecticut Libraries, Map and Geographic Information Center (MAGIC). “Racial Change in the Hartford Region, 1900-2010,” 2012.
• UConn, School of Business “Equity Now Speaker Series“
• UConn, School of Social Work “Black History 365“
• UConn, Undergraduate Student Government “Justice Now Initiative“
• Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art. “The Amistad Center for Art & Culture”, 2016. 

Black Owned Businesses in Connecticut (Some of our Hartford favorites are listed below)

• Restaurants (Below are some of our favorites in Hartford)
  • Fire and Spice Vegan Restaurant and Sports Cafe
  • Jerk Pit Cafe
  • Juiced Up
  • Lion’s Den Vegetarian Restaurant 
  • Lulu’s
• Bookstores
  • The Key Bookstore

Black Creators

• The African American Cultural Center’s AAC Reads Spring 2021 Novel: “When They Call You A Terrorist: A BLM Memoir” by Patrisse Khan-Cullors
  • Buy this book from Black owned bookstore People Get Ready which is based in New Haven, CT
• Black Girl Nerds Podcast
• #BlackInTheIvory:  A social media campaign which highlights racism in academia. One of the founders of #BlackInTheIvory is UConn Professor Shardé Davis. 
• Intersectionality Matters‪!‬African American Policy Forum Podcast with Kimberlé Crenshaw
• Joblogues Podcast
• Kenturah Davis: Artist
• Tajh Rust: Artist
• Tell Black Stories Podcast