Archiving the Black Web’s (ATBW) Freedom School 2026 Webinar Series: Digital Literacy & Cultural Stewardship is presenting three talks across the spring months. The webinars are free and serve ATBW’s mission to provide accessible training and “opportunities for archivists and other memory workers interested in documenting the contemporary Black experience” in web archiving practices.
“Images of Blackness on the Web: Representation and Reclamation in Digital Culture” on Tuesday, March 24 at 2pm EDT.
“Digital Archives Ecosystems” on Monday, April 15 at 2pm EDT.
“Archive Careers & Opportunities for Growth” on Wednesday, May 6 at 2pm EDT.
Registration links for all events can be found on ATBW’s event page. Registration is free and once registered you will receive a zoom link to the event.
ATBW launched their Freedom School Series in 2025 inspired by the Freedom Schools of the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960’s. From their event page:
The Freedom School 2026 Series: Digital Literacy & Cultural Stewardship is dedicated to strengthening digital literacy, advancing archival practices, and safeguarding the web as a vital site of cultural memory. As our histories, identities, and movements increasingly live online, this series convenes scholars, information professionals, technologists, and community members to critically examine how we engage with, interpret, document, and preserve digital culture.
Across several dynamic sessions, participants will explore visual analysis, representation, and power in digital spaces, preservation frameworks, emerging technologies, artificial intelligence, and the evolving practices shaping web archiving and digital stewardship.
This series frames cultural stewardship as more than digital access or curation—it is an intentional practice grounded in critical analysis, ethical responsibility, technological fluency, and long-term preservation. Whether you are a creative, student, educator, memory worker, or technologist, the Freedom School 2026 Series offers practical tools and accessible frameworks to help you critically analyze, preserve, and responsibly shape our digital present for future generations.
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