In Celebration of Juneteenth, I decided to do something different this year to help my Greenwood family and colleagues get some additional tools as we continue to fight for justice…

About 4 years ago for Juneteenth, historians in Charleston shared the #CharlestonSyllabus in response to the shooting deaths of 9 parishioners at Emanuel AME Church.

For Juneteenth 2020, Tulsa based scholars came together to launch the #TulsaSyllabus, an online resource guide for anyone who wants to get an understanding of the history of race relations in Tulsa, OK and where you should go if you want to learn about Black heritage in Oklahoma pre-statehood, race/enslavement in Indian Territory, the rise/destruction/rebuilding of Tulsa’s Greenwood District, All-Black Towns in Oklahoma, and Greenwood’s reconciliation efforts on the road to the Centennial of the Massacre – Starting June 19, 2020 you can tap into this online bibliography of sources for free.https://tulsasyllabus.web.unc.edu/

Featured photo courtesy of Tulsa World

For the 2024 Society for Historical Archaeologists (SHA) Conference coming to Oakland, CA January 3-6th, a new panel experience is underway. Chaired by myself and Dr. Peggy Brunache, and led by an amazing group of panelists, this panel is set to make history as the first time a conversation surrounding Black and Indigenous mothering is taking center stage in our field. And I can’t wait to see it all unfold!

Look out for our panel at the next SHA meeting.