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The MIT Black History Project has archived over 3,000 pieces of history related to the black experience at the Institute dating back to the 1870s. We thank our many donors, volunteers, and stakeholders for making this significant effort possible. Images on this website are subject to copyright laws and may not be duplicated without permission.

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Faye-Marie Vassel, 2018
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2010s

Faye-Marie Vassel, 2018

School of Science
Biology
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Science
Rising Voices 1995-Present
STEM Education
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BSU, BGSA and BBSA die-in, 2019
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2010s

Black student groups hold die-in protest, 2019

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Black Business Students Association (BBSA)
Black Graduate Student Association (BGSA)
Black Students' Union (BSU)
Community
Activism
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Students
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Circle of students during die-in, 2019
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2010s

Circle of students during die-in protest, 2019

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Black Business Students Association (BBSA)
Black Graduate Student Association (BGSA)
Black Students' Union (BSU)
Community
Activism
Rising Voices 1995-Present
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2010s

Lisa Osborne- "Encouraging Black Participation in VR: The Role of Gatekeepers" (2018)

School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
Comparative Media Studies/Writing
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Education
Technology
Afrofuturism
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Talks
Women
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2010s

You know you went to MIT if... (2018)

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Community
Africa(n)
Conferences
Rising Voices 1995-Present
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Ben O.
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2010s

MIT Admission blogger: Benjamin Oberlton

School of Engineering
Biological Engineering
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Arts & Humanities
Community
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Rising Voices 1995-Present
Students
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2010s

BAMIT Capstone Weekend: A Backward Glance at Our History and a Look Forward at Our Future (2018)

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Black Alumni/ae of MIT (BAMIT)
Black Students' Union (BSU)
Community
Afrofuturism
Clarence G. Wiliams
Critical Mass 1955-1968
Honors
Keynotes
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2010s

Kelvin Doe wows MIT (2012)

School of Architecture and Planning
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Africa(n)
Harvard
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James B. Ames, 1937
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1930s

James B. Ames, 1937

School of Science
Chemistry
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Africa(n)
Order of Operations 1921-1945
Students
Technique Yearbook
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National Academy of Medicine Members Urge Black Americans to Get Vaccinated (2021)
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2020s
2021
MIT Prof. Paula Hammond joins 60 Black National Academy of Medicine members urging vaccination, 2021. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Engineering
Chemical Engineering
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Community
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COVID-19
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Paula T. Hammond
Rising Voices 1995-Present
MIT Forum for Equity: The Case for Reparations (2020)
Video
2020s
2021
MIT Forum for Equity on reparations, featuring William Darity PhD 1978 and From Here to Equality, 2020. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Engineering
Sloan School of Management
Biological Engineering
Management
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Business & Finance
Community
Government & Law
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Students
The Remembrance Project: Dr. Chester Pierce, 2017
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2010s
2021
Dr. Chester Pierce, MIT psychiatrist for nearly 25 years, honored in The Remembrance Project, 2017. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Administration
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Health & Medicine
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Harvard
Mentorship
Rising Voices 1995-Present
MIT Alumni Anti-Racism Collaborative: Calling In with Professor Loretta Ross, 2021
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2020s
2021
MIT Alumni Anti-Racism Collaborative featuring Prof. Loretta Ross on Call In Culture, 2021. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Administration
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Community
Government & Law
Activism
Administrators
Athletics
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Women
Colourism – An interview with Beatriz Cantada and Natalie Petit (2021)
Audio
2020s
2021
MIT colourism talk with Beatriz Cantada and Natalie Petit on skin tone bias in academia, 2021. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
Sloan School of Management
Administration
Management
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Community
Administrators
Asia(n)
Black Lives Matter
Caribbean
Rising Voices 1995-Present
MIT Strategic Action Plan for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, 2021
Document
2020s
2021
MIT Strategic Action Plan for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, launched by President Reif in 2021. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Administration
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Community
Education
Administrators
Black Lives Matter
L. Rafael Reif
MIT Presidents
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Kortney Adams as Lady in Purple, 1999
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1990s
2018
Kortney Adams as Lady in Purple in a 1999 MIT production of for colored girls, by Ntozake Shange. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Engineering
School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Music and Theater Arts
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Arts & Humanities
Community
Pop Culture
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Students
Women
Sheree Stokes, 1998
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1990s
2021
Sheree Stokes, MIT PhD 1998, one of 500-plus doctoral graduates honored at MIT that year. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Science
Chemistry
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Education
Science
Commencement
Honors
Mentorship
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Students
MLK Celebration silent march, 2016
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2010s
2017
MIT MLK Celebration silent march, 2016, honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy at the Institute. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Black Graduate Student Association (BGSA)
Black Students' Union (BSU)
Black Women's Alliance (BWA)
Chocolate City (CC)
Community
Activism
Charles Vest
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Students
Newbury Street shutdown, 2014
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2010s
2021
Black Lives Matter Boston organizes Newbury Street Shutdown protest in Boston, 2014. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Science
Administration
Physics
Black Students' Union (BSU)
Community
Activism
Black Lives Matter
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Students
MITE UNITE: Tereska Roberts, 1977
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1970s
2019
Tereska Roberts in the MITE Unite program, 1977, the early Minority Introduction to Engineering program. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Education
Engineering
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
MITES
Recruitment
STEM Education
Women
POSTER: A Black History Month Celebration, 2021
Document
2020s
2021
MIT and Mass General Hospital Black History Month celebration poster, February 2021. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
Humanities
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Arts & Humanities
Community
Health & Medicine
Activism
Family
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Rising Voices 1995-Present
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