The Morning Star Research Center for the Afterlife of Slavery (MSRCAS) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization in California dedicated to the collection, study, and presentation of materials that engage with the ongoing legacies of Atlantic slavery and antiblackness in the United States and abroad. Located in Los Angeles, MSRCAS operates as a reading room, viewing room, and archival resource that supports theoretical research, curatorial inquiry, and public programming related to the legacies of Atlantic slavery. With a focus on both historical and contemporary materials—including books, rare books, exhibition catalogs, artist publications, and a media library—MSRCAS serves as a site of interdisciplinary engagement at the intersection of Black studies and Black contemporary art.
Forthcoming Programming
Book Talk for Engendering Blackness: Slavery and the Ontology of Sexual Violence
with the author Patrice D. Douglass, and joined by Ebony Oldham and Jordan Mulkey
September 21st, 2025
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM PST
Location: Zoom
Register Here!
Join us for a discussion about this discipline-defining book, Engendering Blackness: Slavery and the Ontology of Sexual Violence by Dr. Patrice D. Douglass. Douglass will be joined by close interlocutors of hers, Jordan Mulkey and Ebony Oldham. This event will be held online. Don't miss this opportunity to engage with the author and a thought-provoking discussion on the status of Blackness, gender, and sexual violation at the heart of slavery's relational dynamics.