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Black Researchers Collective
A collective of Black women taking research to the streets.
Black Researchers Collective is a collective of Black women in Chicago taking research to the streets. The mission of the Black Researchers Collective is to train and equip communities with research tools to be more civically engaged and policy informed.
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Our Pillars
Community Education via Coffee Chats and Research-Based Community Workshop Intensives
Development of a centralized pipeline of Black researchers
Research, Evaluation, and Technical Assistance
Grassroots policy strategies for community engagement and advocacy
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Reflections from the Streets
Facts versus findings in South Shore
Decolonizing research in Woodlawn
Leveraging data in Bronzeville
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“Research is formalized curiosity. It is poking and prying with a purpose. It is a seeking that [s]he who wishes may know the cosmic secrets of the world and they that dwell therein.“
— Zora Neale Hurston
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Anecdotes from the Streets
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Shout out to those whose belief in our work has translated into investment.
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