For 49 years, CCCADI’s work has been guided by the principles of Sankofa — reaching into the past to draw from ancestral knowledge as an African Diaspora in order to move forward. On the eve of our 50th anniversary, the Community Archiving Lab for Culture and Justice deepens that connection, inviting reflection on our history and evolution as an organization.
Beginning May 22nd, step into the CCCADI Firehouse and witness the real-time uncovering of archival treasures — letters, recordings, images and stories that hold the pulse of our legacy.
It is not an exhibition. It is a living archive in motion.
We invite you to remember with us
Dr. Margarita Lila Rosa, Resident Archivist
“We really are rediscovering history all over again. The uncovered CCCADI Archive has been holding an extraordinary amount of Afro-Latin American and African American documents from Brazil, Peru, Cuba, Nigeria, everywhere! It’s our privilege to dust off those pages and realize that we’ve been here— speaking, sentient, revolutionary beings, all along.”
Sign up for a Lab Appointment
(Available Soon)
Experience a curated tour with the archivist team
LAB HOURS
Wednesdays & Thursdays 11am-7pm
Second Saturdays, 1pm-5pm
