n. (abbr. A4BLiP)a volunteer organization of archivists, librarians, and other information professionals established by a group of Philadelphia-area professionals in response to issues raised by the Black Lives Matter movementAntracoli and Rawdon 2019, 308Archives for Black Lives in Philadelphia (A4BLiP) is a loose association of about fifty archivists (primarily white and female) from the Philadelphia area, united by a concern for issues raised by the Black Lives Matter movement and a desire to contribute to professional conversations and actions related to combating racism in archives.A4BLiP 2020, iArchives for Black Lives in Philadelphia (A4BLiP) is a loose association of archivists, librarians, and allied professionals in the Philadelphia and Delaware Valley area responding to the issues raised by the Black Lives Matter movement. One of its working groups, the Anti-Racist Description Working Group, is addressing anti-oppressive archival description.A4BLiP 2021Archives For Black Lives in Philadelphia (A4BLiP) is a loose association of archivists, librarians, and allied professionals in the area responding to the issues raised by the Black Lives Matter movement. The group was inspired by Jarrett Drake, formerly Digital Archivist at Princeton University, and his work to end archives’ erasure of Black lives.Cline 2022, 134An example of a resource that mirrors Winn’s call is the work of the Archives for Black Lives in Philadelphia, an association of archivists and allied professionals in the greater Philadelphia area. One of its working groups, the Anti-Racist Description Working Group, made up of archivists from predominantly white institutions, has produced metadata recommendations and a bibliography aimed at anti-oppressive description practices.
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Archives for Black Lives in Philadelphia was established in 2016.
