{"value"=>"<p>The Programs and Projects series documents the various conferences, lectures, symposia, workshops, and events put on by IBW; as well as research projects carried out by the Institute. Generally, these files include planning and administrative documents, correspondence with participants, and any reports or papers generated during the programs. Sometimes events were recorded and files include transcripts.</p> <p>IBW's 1969 survey of Black studies programs at colleges and universities is represented here, as are the multiple workshops and conferences it held to assess the state of Black studies from the late 1960s to early 1980s. Of note is the Black Studies Curriculum Development Project files, which, in addition to administrative material and conference papers, contain a significant number of course syllabi from Black studies classes gathered from academic institutions across the country.</p> <p>There is a substantial amount of material from the Summer Research Symposium (SRS), a recurring program which brought in prominent Black scholars including Edward Kamau Brathwaite, C.L.R. James, and Walter Rodney to deliver lectures on certain themes. SRS files include transcripts of these lectures, as well as original research carried out by symposium participants.</p> <p>Also found in this series are Black Agenda Network files, which document IBW's involvement in the 1972 National Black Political Convention in Gary, Indiana. There are also materials demonstrating the Institute's engagement with local Georgia politicians, as well as two studies it conducted for the city of Atlanta on youth employment and Atlanta's needs.</p> <p>Other events documented here include conferences on childhood education and the role of Black women; cultural programs such as a film festival and tour of Jamaican folk musicians; a memorial event for Walter Rodney; and an anniversary event marking ten years of IBW.</p>"}