The Morningstar Research Center for the Afterlife of Slavery (MRCAS) is an intimate, hybrid space dedicated to the collection, study, and presentation of materials that engage the ongoing legacies of Atlantic slavery and antiblackness in the United States and abroad. Located in Los Angeles, MRCAS operates as a reading room, viewing room, and archival resource that supports theoretical research, curatorial inquiry, and public programming. With a focus on both historical and contemporary materials—including books, rare books, exhibition catalogs, artist publications, and a media library—MRCAS serves as a site of interdisciplinary engagement at the intersection of Black studies and the contemporary art field.
Program Director
Boz Deseo Garden
Affiliated Researchers and Curators
Harrison K. Smith
Zenobia
Shani Strand
Salim Green
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