Black Researchers Collective

This past Saturday, we kicked off our Englewood Community Workshop Intensive with our cohort in partnership with the Englewood Arts Collective () and The Healing Academy (). The energy in the room was EVERYTHING. We're so excited about the arts economy campaign that we're building with Englewood. So many dope organizers in the room. We can't wait to see how this work evolves. One workshop down, two to go. 🔥🔥🔥

Englewood!!! Our Englewood Community Workshop Intensive is on the horizon. Join us to learn how to use research and data to help build capacity for arts access and economic revitalization in the Englewood neighborhood with the Englewood Arts Collective, The Healing Academy, & Black Researchers Collective.

This workshop intensive is intended for people who live and/or work in the Englewood community. Registration ends this Sunday, August 11, 2024 at 11:59 pm. Registration link in bio.

We have another dope cohort of civic researchers who have joined us this week from Auburn Gresham. Shout out to all those who just completed the Auburn Gresham Community Workshop Intensive. We're about to kick off our Black maternal health campaign, in partnership with BA'NIA Inc (), via our Auburn Gresham Community Action Research Project. Stay tuned!

Join us in welcoming Black Researchers Collective and Austin Coming Together's (.chicago) Lead Civic Researchers, Imani Lewis and Katrina Bailey, who have successfully completed the Austin Community Workshop Intensive and are now leading the Austin Community Action Research Project. If you're interested in joining the campaign to increase access to mental health services in Austin, be sure to contact one of us to get connected.

Good people, our Englewood Community Coffee Chat is next week. The goal of this virtual event is to help activate members of the Englewood community in learning how to use accessible data to their benefit. We'll be talking with State Representative Sonya Harper and Englewood Arts Collective's Janell Nelson about using the arts as a tool for economic revitalization in Englewood. Registration link: bit.ly/englewoodccc.

Englewood, we received your community pitches, DMs, emails, and requests for us to pull up. Message received. We're coming to Englewood, y'all.

Join us for our Englewood Community Coffee Chat. The goal of this event is to help activate members of the Englewood community in learning how to use accessible data to their benefit. We’re proud to announce that our Englewood community anchor and partner is the Englewood Arts Collective ().

We hope you’ll register and join us for an evening conversation with the Englewood Arts Collective via Zoom on Wednesday, July 24th from 6:00 - 7:30pm.

Registration link in bio.

Auburn Gresham, we're pulling up soon. Black Researchers Collective’s Auburn Gresham Community Workshop Intensive seeks to engage a community cohort of folks who are interested in using research and data to help build capacity for maternal health services in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood with BA'NIA Incorporated () & Black Researchers Collective.

This workshop intensive is intended for people who live and/or work in the Auburn Gresham community. Registration ends on Sunday, July 14th at 11:59 pm.

Registration link in bio.

Shout out to Austin Coming Together (.chicago) and our incredible cohort of Civic Researchers who completed the Austin Community Workshop Intensive a couple of weeks ago. The framework for the Austin Community Action Research Project, focused on conducting a community needs assessment of mental health services and offerings, has been initiated and will be kicking off in a few weeks.

Happy Juneteenth! Educate and celebrate in whatever way that feels good to you. We'll be doing the same.

Participatory Action Research this past weekend at the Austin Community Workshop Intensive with Austin residents, advocates, and organizers. Five hours down. Seven more to go. The question of the day = What is your vision of mental health for the Austin community?

Auburn Gresham, you're up next. Just a reminder, the Community Coffee Chat Series is a virtual opportunity for communities to engage with local residents, grassroots organizations, and their elected officials to learn about community research and data, and the policy relevant interests most important to them.

The goal of the Auburn Gresham Community Coffee Chat is to help activate members of the Auburn Gresham community in learning how to use accessible data to their benefit. We’re proud to announce that our Auburn Gresham community anchor and partner is BA NIA Incorporated ().

We hope you’ll register and join us for an evening conversation on data, Black maternal health, and birth justice work via Zoom next Tuesday, June 18th from 6:00 - 7:30pm. Registration link: bit.ly/auburngreshamccc.

Our Community Workshop Intensive is kicking off this year in Austin. Black Researchers Collective’s Austin Community Workshop Intensive seeks to engage a community cohort of folks who are interested in using research and data to contribute to the Austin Quality of Life Plan and help build capacity for mental health services in the Austin neighborhood with Austin Coming Together & Black Researchers Collective.

This workshop intensive is intended for people who live and/or work in the Austin community. Registration ends on Monday, June 10th, 2024 at 11:59 pm.

Workshop Dates:
Saturday, June 15th: 10:30am - 3:30pm
Saturday, June 22nd: 10:30am - 3:30pm
Wednesday, June 29th: 6:00 - 8:00pm

Those who attend and choose to lead a component of the Austin Community Action Research Project (Community Anchor Civic Researchers) will receive a small honorarium between $1,800 to $3,600 for up to six months beyond the completion of the intensive to ensure sustainability and commitment to the community campaign.

Click the link in our bio to register.

After much anticipation, our Community Coffee Chats are back. For those of you who are new to us, the Community Coffee Chat Series is a virtual opportunity for communities to engage with local residents, grassroots organizations, and their elected officials to learn about community research and data, and the policy relevant interests most important to them.

We’re kicking off the season with our Austin Community Coffee Chat. The goal of this event is to help activate members of the Austin community in learning how to use accessible data to their benefit. This year, we’re proud to announce that our Austin community anchor and partner is Austin Coming Together (.chicago).

We hope you’ll register and join us for an evening conversation on mental health and data with Austin Coming Together via Zoom next Thursday, May 23rd from 6:00 - 7:30pm. Registration link in bio.

Happy Friday, y'all! We came across this on the and it tickled our tummies so we had to share. What do y'all say? Is it data or data? 😂

Collaboratives, Collectives, and Communities: Making a Home for Research among the People. Just a snapshot of what happens when three Black-led and Black serving collectives doing decolonizing research in their respective communities get together in Philly. Shout out to the in New York and in Seattle for this incredible cross-country collaboration that we've curated together. Black Researchers Collective was grateful to represent Chicago and hold it down for the Midwest.

We're having a post-session community social in Philly, y'all. You don't have to be registered for the conference to attend. If you're in the area, pull up.

Peace, y'all! For our conference peeps, we're going to be presenting at the American Educational Research Association's (AERA) annual meeting in Philly this weekend. We've partnering with two other BIPOC partners on the east and west coast for some cross-regional collective magic as we represent the Midwest in our session on Collaboratives, Collectives, and Communities: Making a Home for Research among the People. If you're in the building, pull up.

Thank you, FY23 comrades! We’re still marinating in the momentum from 2023. Special thank you to all of our comrades who helped support the program delivery of our research-based community workshops. We appreciate you.

First pic: The 2023 Community Workshop Intensive was posted up in South Shore at The Quarry Chi all summer long. Thank you, Yvette Moyo & The Quarry Chi!

Second pic: Community Workshop Intensive: Analyzing State & Local Policy with Candace Moore, former Chief Equity Officer, City of Chicago and Dulana Reese, Chief of Staff, Office of State Representative Kam Buckner

Third & fourth pics: Housing Equity & Access in Bronzeville at the City Bureau Public Newsroom with City Bureau and the Lugenia Burns Hope Center

Fifth & sixth pics: Community Workshop Intensive: Publicly Accessible Data Resources with Yolanda Richards, ESRI and Freddy Martinez, Lucy Parsons Labs

We're hiring! Thanks to a recent increase in funding support, we’re offering two new roles this year: Community Workshop Facilitator (FT) and Research Assistant (PT). If you’re interested, review the job descriptions via the Linktr.ee below. We’d love to have you on our team.

https://linktr.ee/blkresearchers

Black Researchers Collective is a collective of Black women in Chicago taking research to the streets. The mission of the Black Researchers Collective is to train and equip communities with research tools to be more civically engaged and policy informed. To listen to BRC's podcast, Research in the Streets, visit https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/researchinthestreets.

As Black History Month comes to a close, we hope you’ve had an opportunity to learn, celebrate, and appreciate the beauty of our history, people, and culture. In the spirit and legacy of our ancestors, we’re honored to continue stewarding research and data-related resources and capacity-building offerings in predominately Black communities.

Last fall, many of you pitched the communities that you wanted us to be working with in 2024. We’ve reviewed your requests and made our final selections. Thanks to you, this year our Community Coffee Chats and Community Workshop Intensives will take place in the following south and west side communities: Auburn Gresham, Austin, East Garfield Park, and Englewood.

We’re interested in anchoring our capacity-building efforts (aka free research trainings) in the context of your grassroots campaigns and organization work in the most meaningful ways that you see fit. If your organization is rooted in any of our focus communities and would like to be a community anchor, be sure to complete the partnership enrollment form below.

https://us17.list-manage.com/survey?u=acbbb921e45ed2054e4b0cd35&id=565c28c9c7&e=8473ee1448

We are reading while we rest this holiday season. The newest book of the season on our winter reading list is Resilience in Rhyme, a book of poetry and short stories written by our very own Co-Founder & Executive Director, Dr. Glenance Green. Grab a copy and nestle up with this quick read in the comfy spot on your couch!

We are excited to announce that we are strengthening our partnership with Chicago Beyond through their Rapid Response Fund. Chicago Beyond has graciously decided to sow $350,000 into our organization for FY24. We are humbled and grateful. This fund supports the critical work led by Black and Brown people to drive equity for young people and communities. Visit Chicago Beyond to learn more about us and other partners, and nominate organizations for the Rapid Response Fund. ,

Happy holidays from the BRC!