ASU’s Black Collections aims to document the lives of an underrepresented Arizona community

Published Feb. 28, 2024
Updated March 20, 2024

Arizona’s Black and African American community has woefully been underrepresented in the telling of the state’s history.

However, a repository at Arizona State University that has been quietly taking shape aims to properly acknowledge the influence and rich history of Black and African American communities across the state. 

This Black History Month, the ASU Library, which houses the repository, has put out the call for community members to contribute their stories, so their chronicle is not lost. 

Reclaiming a lost history