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Add to Calendar 2025-10-20 18:00:00 2025-10-20 19:00:00 Lecture: From Myth to Movement: Reclaiming Black History in America’s Small Cities Glynis Johns, founder and CEO of the Black Scranton Project, will give a talk, "From Myth to Movement: Reclaiming Black History in America’s Small Cities," on Monday, Oct. 20, at 6 p.m. in the Kehr Union, Multicultural Center. The talk traces Johns’ journey from graduate research to grassroots leadership, exploring how local storytelling, archival recovery, and public history can challenge cultural amnesia and reshape collective memory. The event is co-sponsored by the Honors College, the Office of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging, and the Department of Communication Studies, Media, and Journalism. As the founder and CEO of the Black Scranton Project, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit and local history initiative, Glynis is committed to preserving and celebrating Black culture in the Scranton region. Her work has earned her significant recognition, including Governor Josh Shapiro’s Inaugural Keystone Award for Service to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (2024) and the Greater Wyoming Valley Chamber of Commerce’s Inaugural Changemaker Award (2024). She was also named a 2023 New America Us@250 Fellow and featured in the 2024 City & State PA Power 100 List of Black Trailblazers.Beyond advocacy, Glynis is a storyteller. She delivered a TEDx Scranton talk titled “Why Local Black History Matters” and was featured in the Emmy Award-winning short documentary “The Institutions Preserving Black History in Northeastern PA.” Currently, she is leading the development of the Black Scranton Project Center for Arts and Culture (BSPCAC)—a future hub for BIPOC arts, culture, and entertainment in the region.  Kehr Union, Multicultural Center, room 230 CommonwealthU webteam@bloomu.edu America/New_York public

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Glynis Johns

Glynis Johns, founder and CEO of the Black Scranton Project, will give a talk, "From Myth to Movement: Reclaiming Black History in America’s Small Cities," on Monday, Oct. 20, at 6 p.m. in the Kehr Union, Multicultural Center. The talk traces Johns’ journey from graduate research to grassroots leadership, exploring how local storytelling, archival recovery, and public history can challenge cultural amnesia and reshape collective memory. The event is co-sponsored by the Honors College, the Office of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging, and the Department of Communication Studies, Media, and Journalism. 

As the founder and CEO of the Black Scranton Project, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit and local history initiative, Glynis is committed to preserving and celebrating Black culture in the Scranton region. Her work has earned her significant recognition, including Governor Josh Shapiro’s Inaugural Keystone Award for Service to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (2024) and the Greater Wyoming Valley Chamber of Commerce’s Inaugural Changemaker Award (2024). She was also named a 2023 New America Us@250 Fellow and featured in the 2024 City & State PA Power 100 List of Black Trailblazers.

Beyond advocacy, Glynis is a storyteller. She delivered a TEDx Scranton talk titled “Why Local Black History Matters” and was featured in the Emmy Award-winning short documentary “The Institutions Preserving Black History in Northeastern PA.” Currently, she is leading the development of the Black Scranton Project Center for Arts and Culture (BSPCAC)—a future hub for BIPOC arts, culture, and entertainment in the region.