Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Lecture: The Climate Justice Equation: Science, Health, and Your Role in the Solution

Wednesday January 14, 2026

In this lecture in honor of the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Dr. Kathi Earles will use her medical training and health disparities research to illuminate the environmental impacts of global warming and their impact on Black and Brown communities.

Afrofuturism Week 2026

Monday January 12, 2026

Step into a celebration of Black imagination and visionary futures during Afrofuturism Week 2026, held January 22–31 at the University of Florida. Experience a vibrant mix of lectures, art, music, storytelling, and a spectacular fashion‑forward finale—all exploring the power of Black creativity and speculative thought. [arts.ufl.edu]
Join UF and community partners for a week of bold ideas, inspiring performances, and collective dreaming. All are welcome.

DMC Writing Retreat

Sunday September 14, 2025

The Digital Media and Community Initiative welcomed scholars from the DISCO Network and across UF for a week-long writing retreat focused on Black digital studies, abolitionist media, and community-centered scholarship. Held July 26–August 3, the retreat featured interdisciplinary collaboration among faculty from Colgate, Maryland, Georgia Tech, and UF’s African American Studies, Journalism, and Computer Science departments.

Dr. Winstead joins the Black Boys and Technology Initiative

Friday August 1, 2025

Dr. Winstead joins the Black Boys & Tech Initiative in Chicago, Illinois, to discuss Black boys in higher education and the technology field.

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

Sunday 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 André […]

Dr. Winstead to Present at the 2024 DISCO Summit

Wednesday June 12, 2024

Dr. Kevin Winstead will be a featured panelist for the Digital Inquiry Speculation Collaboration Optimism (DISCO) Network’s DISCO Summit 2024. The Summit is a two-day interdisciplinary summer symposium about digital social inequalities, celebrating the network’s third year.  Dr. Winstead is a former fellow under Dr. André Brock’s Project on Rhetorics, Equity, Access, and Computational Humanities […]

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

Friday 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 […]

UF students, faculty help transcribe 8,731 pages for Frederick Douglass Day

Thursday April 4, 2024