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Initially ideated as a series of research articles "liberating" Black queer materials from its local institutions and libraries, {B/qKC}'s mission has evolved into a full-fledged archive with **five core goals**.
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<p class="quote-text">"Plainly put, the far right is erasing Blackness from the fabrics of America, so historical collection can no longer be a passive process; it must be applied radically." </p>
<p class="quote-attrib">Nasir Anthony Montalvo, <a href="https://mdw.art/atlas/thirdspace" target="_blank">"Third Space: Queering Blackness from the Archival Fabrics of Middle America"</a> (MdW Atlas, 2024)</p>
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###### Nasir Anthony Montalvo, *Founder*
Nasir Anthony Montalvo (b. 1999) is an essayist and memory worker based in Kansas City, MO, and the Founder of {B/qKC}. Montalvo's work has been exhibited locally and nationally in coffee shops, book stores, community fairs and artist galleries. Their art and archival research has also been published in NPR, Syllabus, Sixty Inches From Center, The Advocate, Teen Vogue and KC Studio; along with being used in curricula at Johns Hopkins University, Columbia University and the North Kansas City School District.
Montalvo holds a 2024-2026 studio residency at Charlotte Street; and has been awarded fellowships and artist grants with The Opportunity Agenda, Diaspora Solidarities Lab, Gray Area and ArtsKC. They earned their Bachelor of Science from Stevens Institute of Technology in 2021.
Montalvo is queer, Afro-Borincane, and from Kissimmee, Florida.
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<p class="quote-text">Nasir Anthony Montalvo (b. 1999) is an essayist and memory worker based in Kansas City, MO, and the Founder of {B/qKC}. Montalvo's work has been exhibited locally and nationally in coffee shops, book stores, community fairs and artist galleries. Their art and archival research has also been published in NPR, Syllabus, Sixty Inches From Center, The Advocate, Teen Vogue and KC Studio; along with being used in curricula at Johns Hopkins University, Columbia University and the North Kansas City School District. </p>
<p>Montalvo holds a 2024-2026 studio residency at Charlotte Street; and has been awarded fellowships and artist grants with The Opportunity Agenda, Diaspora Solidarities Lab, Gray Area and ArtsKC. They earned their Bachelor of Science from Stevens Institute of Technology in 2021.</p>
<p>Montalvo is queer, Afro-Borincane, and from Kissimmee, Florida. </p>
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###### Anevay Martz, *Digitization Intern, Spring/Summer 2025*
Anevay Martz is a junior Sociology major at the University of Missouri–Kansas City, with a double minor in Communications and Race, Ethnic and Gender Studies. As {B/qKC}'s first Intern in 2025. Digitization Intern, Martz helped develop the archive’s Digital Asset Register (DAR) that is being used to power this website, alongside getting Soakie's listed as a historical landmark on Clio.
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<p class="quote-text">Anevay Martz is a junior Sociology major at the University of Missouri–Kansas City, with a double minor in Communications and Race, Ethnic and Gender Studies. As {B/qKC}'s first Intern in 2025. Digitization Intern, Martz helped develop the archive’s Digital Asset Register (DAR) that is being used to power this website, alongside getting Soakie's listed as a historical landmark on Clio.</p>
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###### Eden Barnes, *Community Engagement Intern, Fall 2025*
Eden is a graduate of the University of Missouri Kansas City, with a BA in Sociology with an emphasis in Cultural Anthropology, and a minor in Race, Ethnic, and Gender Studies. As Community Engagement Intern, Eden aided {B/qKC} with day-to-day tasks and the launch of {B/qKC}'s new site.
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<p class="quote-text">Eden is a graduate of the University of Missouri Kansas City, with a BA in Sociology with an emphasis in Cultural Anthropology, and a minor in Race, Ethnic, and Gender Studies. As Community Engagement Intern, Eden aided {B/qKC} with day-to-day tasks and the launch of {B/qKC}'s new site.</p>
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## Our history
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<p class="quote-text">Learn more about what's powering this site on <a href="/data/">"Our Data"</a> page!</p>
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