Blanca Vásquez-Hurley, an emerging archivist received her MSLIS from Chicago State University with a concentration in archives. In addition, she holds a BA from Northeastern Illinois University in Latino/a/x and Latin American Studies. Originally, from the Southwest her interests include social justice work through activism, reparative human-first approaches to archiving, Afro-diaspora in Latin America, community archives with an emphasis on marginalized histories and experiences. As a BMRC intern placed at Shorefront Legacy Center she combines her academic and social justice backgrounds to promote and preserve the histories of the Black community in Evanston and along the north shore.
