Black Maternal Health The COVID-19 pandemic is disproportionately impacting the African-American community. A recent analysis indicates that counties with majority African-American populations account for more than 50% of COVID-19 cases and 60% of deaths. The toll on African-American women could be even greater, as they are overrepresented in low-income essential jobs, such as nursing aides, … (Jennifer) Black Maternal Health
A Mother’s Cry A Mother’s Cry is the harrowing story of Marcos’s incarceration and his family’s efforts to locate him and obtain his release. Marcosï’s mother, Lina Penna Sattamini, was living in the United States and working for the U.S. State Department when her son was captured.
Steering Committee on Slavery and Justice An archive of a wide array of historical documents, from the records of slaving voyages to student commencement orations, digitized in support of the work of the University Steering Committee on Slavery and Justice. Contributors to this project include James Campbell (Faculty lead)
RI DEM Brownfields Digital Archive This CDS project is a partnership with the State of Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) and Brown’s Superfund Research Program (SRP). Funded by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), the project aims to digitize the DEM’s document library of historical environmental site assessments of brownfields in … RI DEM Brownfields Digital Archive
Nicholas Brown and the Roman Revolution, 1848-1849 Nicholas Brown and the Roman Revolution, 1848-1849, by Professor David Kertzer, revolves around a trove of the titular American diplomat’s recently rediscovered correspondence, one of the most important collections of original manuscripts linked to the Roman Revolution to be found outside of Italy.
Mass Incarceration Archive The United States incarcerates the world’s largest prison population, caging, surveilling and supervising more people than any other nation. The Mass Incarceration Lab seeks to curate a comprehensive archive of mass incarceration in the United States–centering and preserving the narratives and writings of those individuals (including family and community members) who have … Mass Incarceration Archive
Inter-American Commission on Human Rights This collection compiles previously unavailable documents from the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. These documents cover more than 30 cases of allegations of human rights abuse by the Brazilian military regime. Many cases were brought forward by relatives of victims or other concerned parties and received supporting documentation from organizations … Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
Stolen Relations: Recovering Stories of Indigenous Enslavement in the Americas Stolen Relations (formerly the Database of Indigenous Slavery in the Americas) is a community-centered database project that seeks to illuminate and understand the role the enslavement of Indigenous peoples played in settler colonialism over time. As we scour the archives, we are seeking to to … Stolen Relations: Recovering Stories of Indigenous Enslavement in the Americas
Written by Brown University Italian Studies scholar, Massimo Riva, Italian Shadows conceives of an archaeology of virtual reality through a set of unique optical devices from the pre-digital age. Focusing on four curious pieces of analog media—including Casanova’s voyeuristic polemoscope (or jealousy glass); an eighteenth century peep show box, the Mondo Novo; the Great Belzoni’s Aggrescopius, … Italian Shadows (Mellon Publication Project)
