Students in BHCLA’s “Arts & Social Justice Practicum” held an exhibition on the Main Quad of the JHU Homewood campus, giving passers-by the opportunity to explore the history and legacies […]
Art & Social Justice Community Arts Exhibition
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Exhibit Opening: “Community Archives: Preserving Black Baltimore”
View the rich histories that lie within non-traditional archives in Black Baltimore in this exhibition on the Milton S. Eisenhower library’s main level. Curated by staff of our JHU-UB Community […]
“Shelter: A Black Tale of Homeland, Baltimore”, Book Launch Party celebrating Professor Lawrence P. Jackson
April 24 @ 3:00 pm – 5:30 pm A book reading, signing, and meet & greet celebrating Bloomberg Distinguished Professor Lawrence P. Jackson’s latest manuscript, Shelter: A Black Tale of Homeland, Baltimore (Greywolf, 344 p.). Shelter is a […]
Man Behind the Mask
A new card game developed by alum and author D. Watkins as part of Billie Holiday Center for Liberation Arts residency challenges men to explore their emotions.
Ritual of Remembrance
About fifty commemorators convened in a prayerful mood in the courtyard of the Carroll Mansion on the Homewood Campus of Johns Hopkins University in the early afternoon of January 22, […]
A Tribute to Homewood’s History
The Ritual of Remembrance held Friday aimed to recognize and honor the legacies of those who were enslaved on the property that now makes up the Homewood campus of Johns […]
Race, Inequality & Wealth mini course with Vesla Weaver
On December 16th at 6:30 p.m. at Union Baptist Church (1219 Druid Hill Avenue, Baltimore), Professor Vesla Weaver (Bloomberg Distinguished Associate Professor of Political Science and Sociology) will present the […]
“Worlds of Hip-Hop”: Minkah Makalani
On November 18th at 6:30 p.m. at Union Baptist Church (1219 Druid Hill Avenue, Baltimore), Dr. Minkah Makalani (Associate Professor and Director of the JHU Center for Africana Studies) will […]
Fall 2021 Dates! Helena Hicks Emancipation School
The JHU Billie Holiday Center’s signature community education series returns this Fall with three scholarly lectures at historic African American churches in West Baltimore. The Helena Hicks Emancipation School (previously […]
Hundreds attend Jazz at Lafayette Square
The 2021 Billie Holiday Jazz at Lafayette Square was a great success. Hundreds of community members, faculty, and staff attended to hear live music, spoken word, and other performances. Speakers […]