Run:\DM.C hosts inaugural event, “Politics, Movement, and Joy: A Meditation on Black Twitter”

Posted on August 11, 2024

On August 29, 2024, the Digital Media and Community Initiative (Run: DM.C) hosted its inaugural event, Politics, Movement, and Joy: A Meditation on Black Twitter, to celebrate the Hulu documentary series Black Twitter. Panelists included Arizona State’s Sarah Florini, Washington University in St. Louis’ Raven Maragh-Lloyd, and Hulu documentary participant Georgia Institute of Technology’s […]

Mellon AFAM Scholars Program

Posted on July 10, 2024

Developing Culturally Competent Leaders for the Future The African American Studies (AFAM) Program at the University of Florida provides students with a high-quality education delivered by faculty who are experts in their fields. It provides students with a variety of innovative courses by applying creative cultural methods of teaching while examining the African American experience. […]

Dr. Kevin Winstead receives funding for Run:\DM.C initiative

Posted on April 12, 2024

The Digital Inquiry Speculation Collaboration Optimism (DISCO) Network awards African American Studies and Sociology Assistant Professor of Critical Media and AI Studies professor Dr. Kevin C. Winstead $20,000 to fund the Run:/DM.C initiative. The Run:/Digital Media and Community (Run:/DM.C) initiative at the University of Florida is being constituted with a mission of fostering a community […]

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