Seven new fellows and one Elder in Residence are joining Inheritance Baltimore to support the work of the Billie Holiday Center for Liberation Arts. The fellows will focus on different […]
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Anna Deavere Smith highlights the beauty of Baltimore
In a lecture hosted by Billie Holiday Center, Baltimore-born dramatist Smith described a light that comes from the city and its people, even amidst ongoing societal struggles
Save the Date! Juneteenth at Homewood: June 17th
Coming this June: Take a mid-day break from 12 – 2pm to celebrate Juneteenth with the Billie Holiday Center for Liberation Arts, in partnership with the Krieger School Office of […]
An Evening to Remember: BHCLA’s 2nd Annual Donald Bentley Distinguished Memorial Lecture
Actress, playwright, teacher, and author Anna Deavere Smith headlined our 2022 Donald Bentley Distinguished Memorial Lecture at the Baltimore Museum of Art. Special thanks to our event partners and community co-sponsors: BMA, Beloved […]
Oral History Workshops: Retelling Baltimore History Through Community Narratives
Workshops facilitated by Johns Hopkins’ Inheritance Baltimore empower city residents to preserve generations of undocumented history. Jamie Crow | May 6th, 2022 Family histories, told through generations and sometimes about […]
“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.
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 […]
Jazz musicians celebrate the life and music of Billie Holiday
Written By MICHELLE LIMPE and REBECCA MURATORE | September 18, 2021 | The Johns Hopkins News-Letter With the legendary impact left behind by jazz singer Billie Holiday, it is only fitting that her native city […]
UBalt, Hopkins Community Archives Program Now Underway
This semester begins the new JHU-UBalt Community Archives Program, a partnership between The University of Baltimore’s Special Collections and Archives of the Robert L. Bogomolny Library and the Johns Hopkins University’s Billie Holiday Project for […]