Monday, August 11, 2025

A Timeline of Technical Components and Production Milestones for Black Lit Network

2021 
• October 7: First version of the Black Lit Network homepage launches.
• October 7: The prototype for the Literary Data Gallery launches.
• October 7: Mellon Foundation funds Black Lit Network digital resource
• October 11: First version of the Multithreaded Literary Briefs launches.
• October 11: First version of the Novel Generator Machine launches.

2022
• March 18: First compositions for Literary Data Gallery posted. 
• March 18: First whiteboard animation (Black Lit Network trailer) is released on YouTube.
• June 28: Remarkable Receptions podcast releases batch of first 15 episodes. 
• December 16: Remarkable Receptions podcast releases 50th episode. 

2023
• January 24: First batch of Multithreaded Literary Briefs released. 
• August 1: First Audio-visual gallery (Neo-Slave Narratives: Briefs) is released.
• October 17: First Random Generator (Black Novel Dedications) is released. 
• December 26: Remarkable Receptions podcast releases 100th episode. 

2024
• September 20: First video essay (Remarkable Receptions trailer) associated with the project is released.
• October 10: Video essay, "The Remarkable Reception of The Underground Railroad" is released. 
• October 21: Remarkable Receptions podcast releases 150th episode. 
• December 16: Remarkable Receptions podcast releases 200th episode. 

2025
• July 29: $1.6M Mellon grant to support expansion of Black Lit Network announced.
• July 29: Label change of "Novel Generator Machine" to "Literary Navigator Device."
• August 8: First Navigator update with short stories, poems, autobiographies/memoirs, comic books, essays.  

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