Honoring the past, present, and future of Black girlhood
Celebrating the continuum of black girlhood
The Rolling Archives is a digital scrapbook that aims to amplify the voices of Black women & girls by uncovering the spaces & experiences that shape them, spotlighting the communities they co-create for their collective joy and living and immortalizing their stories for the preservation of Black girls’ presence and existence(s) within our material and imaginative worlds.
Our purpose is to ensure that Black women and Black girls’ lives are honored, celebrated, represented, and reflected upon as we journey to, through, and with Black girlhood on our own terms.
Join us as we celebrate the continuum of Black girlhood: in the present moment, through the nostalgic pasts, toward a beautiful future, and beyond the limited constructs of time.
“May we always make space to honor the Black girls we knew yesterday, the Black girls we know today, and the Black girls we will meet tomorrow.”
DR. ASHLEY SMITH-PURVIANCE
FOUNDER OF rolling archives
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BGM ARCHIVES
The voices of young Black girls are integral to The Rolling Archives. Explore the BGM Archives feature, which houses the artworks and creative expressions of Black girlhood curated by young Black girls who participated in Black Girl Magic (BGM), an identity-centered after-school space for middle and high school Black girls.
Roll with us as we discover the Black women who are elevating the roller-skating community, in the first of many stories to come.
The Rolling Archives is a space that uplifts the creativity, artistic, reimagined, and most authentic spaces where Black girlhood is safe and feels free. We make space for Black girlhood as lived in the present day and equally believe in the power of uplifting Black girlhood memories.
“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.”
– maya ANGELOU
