The 1890 team is actively engaged in the following projects. Review each to better understand the work we do that aligns with our three pillars - Genius, Technology, & Research - to support minority students, researchers, and educators.
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Supporters: Feel free to monetarily support each project of interest. *
* Your contributions are tax-exempt donations under our parent 501(c)(3) organization, The Ji Li Project Institute.
Negro | Biblio
A community of researchers investigating and archiving the phenomenal work of Dr. Monroe Nathan Work’s, The Autobiography of the Negro. The goal is for participants to engage in a digital preservation project that incorporates AI and Blockchain to advance research skills.
Participants: HBCU researchers (undergraduate or graduate) and faculty members; post-doctoral scholars with expertise in African Diaspora studies
Public Interest Technology
Our proprietary platform will build a virtual community of researchers and scholars attending or teaching at Historically Black Colleges & Universities. We have begun to implement components of our tech into student success initiatives, but building our technology alongside the growth of our community is most important. The goal is for participants to help develop the neural network for our technology based on their own genius (data and findings).
Participants: HBCU students, researchers, and scholars; HBCU alumni researchers and practitioners
Post-Covid Pedagogical Support
We are committed to preserving and amplifying the experiences and pedagogical evolution of educators, particularly those in underserved communities and at HBCUs during the COVID-19 pandemic. The goal is to develop an open-source repository for training educators in crisis management and provides quantifiable data about educator experiences throughout these learning environments
Participants: primary, secondary, and tertiary educators in underserved communities and HBCUs
