Members of the HBCU Radio Preservation Project team—Field Archivists Jenohn Euland and Chinyere Neal, Public Historian Vincentt Craft Sutton II, and Audio Producer Olivia Green—will present at a roundtable for the 2026 National Council on Public History and American Association for State and Local History joint annual meeting in Providence, Rhode Island on September 17, 2026.
From the NCPH/AASLH program:
Caring for a Sound Revolution: A Deep Listening Session into HBCU Radio
Born from the 1960s era of Black self-determination, Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) radio stations serve as vital platforms for education, activism, and creativity. The HBCU Radio Preservation Project is a multiinstitutional effort that works within this legacy, functioning as resistance and reclamation amid ongoing efforts to sanitize and erase Black and Brown histories. In this session, participants will be immersed in the sounds of HBCU radio using preserved audio from stations and engage in real-time surveying, collaborative reflection, and group discussion. Together, the group will create taglines, soundbites, and craft a communal “Revolutionary Playlist” inspired by the audio stories they interact with in this session.