{"id":1883,"date":"2021-06-15T08:33:47","date_gmt":"2021-06-15T08:33:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/africanamericanvoice.net\/?p=1883"},"modified":"2021-08-22T08:43:23","modified_gmt":"2021-08-22T08:43:23","slug":"getty-images-and-stand-together-announce-inaugural-grant-to-preserve-hbcus-historical-archives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/africanamericanvoice.net\/?p=1883","title":{"rendered":"Getty Images and Stand Together Announce Inaugural Grant to Preserve HBCU’s Historical Archives"},"content":{"rendered":"

By<\/span> press.gettyimages.com\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

NEW YORK<\/span>,\u00a0June 14, 2021<\/span>\u00a0\/PRNewswire\/ —\u00a0Getty Images<\/b>, a world leader in visual communications, in partnership with the\u00a0Getty Family<\/b>\u00a0and\u00a0Stand Together<\/b>, a philanthropic community tackling some of the biggest challenges of our times, today announced the launch of the inaugural\u00a0Getty Images Photo Archive Grants for HBCUs<\/b>, that aims to support the digitization of the invaluable visual history of\u00a0Historically Black Colleges and Universities<\/b>\u00a0(HBCUs)<\/b>.<\/p>\n

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The launch invites all HBCUs nationwide to apply online at\u00a0https:\/\/grants.gettyimages.com\/hbcu-grant<\/a>\u00a0through\u00a0Thursday, September 30, 2021<\/span>, at\u00a011:59 p.m. PT<\/span>.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The Grants will commit\u00a0$500,000<\/span><\/b>\u00a0towards the\u00a0digitization of<\/b>\u00a0two HBCU’s photographic archives<\/b>, including the digitization of up to\u00a0100,000 archival assets<\/b>\u00a0per Grant recipient. Included in the Grant will be opportunities to also\u00a0apply metadata and licensing opportunities<\/b>\u00a0for the winning HBCU’s existing digitized libraries.<\/p>\n

Grant judge,\u00a0Aba Blankson, Chief Marketing and Communications Officer, NAACP<\/b>\u00a0said<\/b>\u00a0“Black history is American history. While some of that history is known, too much is still hidden. Our HBCUs hold precious and treasured experiences, stories, images, and artifacts. We are excited to participate in this important initiative to preserve and strengthen the ability to amplify our collective story.”<\/p>\n

Grant recipients will\u00a0retain all copyright for their visual assets<\/b>\u00a0and once digitized, the historical content will be placed in a\u00a0newly created stand-alone photo collection<\/b>\u00a0called the “HBCU Photo Collection<\/i><\/b>” and will be available for licensing on the Getty Images platform, which includes and owns of one of the largest\u202fprivately owned\u202fhistorical photo archives in the world.<\/p>\n

All royalties from the images that are preserved through the Grants are funnelled back into impact programs:\u00a0Fifty percent<\/b>\u00a0will go to Grant recipients, who will retain all copyright of the visual assets;\u00a0thirty percent<\/b>\u00a0of\u00a0royalties will\u00a0be used for a\u00a0financial donation to a scholarship fund focused on furthering the education of students at HBCUs; and\u00a0twenty percent<\/b>\u00a0will be\u00a0reinvested to\u00a0fund the\u00a0Getty Images Photo Archive Grants for HBCUs<\/b>\u00a0each year.<\/p>\n

In addition to being available to license on the Getty Images platform, the\u00a0HBCU Photo Collection<\/i><\/b>\u00a0will also be made available as part of\u00a0Getty Images’ content donation initiative<\/b>\u00a0for non-commercial use free of charge in support of\u00a0learning about and reflecting on Black history for Black storytellers and not-for profits<\/b>\u00a0as part of the\u00a0Getty Images Black History & Culture Collection<\/a><\/i>\u00a0launching later in 2021.<\/p>\n

Grant judge,\u00a0Dr. Tukufu Zuberi, Lasry Family Professor of Race Relations, and Professor of Sociology and Africana Studies, University of Pennsylvani<\/b>a\u00a0said,<\/b>\u00a0“Getty Images is one of the main sources for imagery. Historically Black Colleges and University have archives of some of the most important images related to Black Lives. The Getty Images Photo Archive Grants for HBCUs is a collaboration that may increase access and dissemination of these important images to the world.\u00a0The Getty Images Photo Archive Grants for HBCUs also stands as a model of how to leverage resources and organizational structure to remove barriers to diversity of content and purpose.”<\/p>\n

Submissions for the\u00a0Getty Images Photo Archive Grant for HBCUs<\/b>\u00a0will be judged by a prestigious industry-leading panel including; \u202f\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n