Professor Nadia Nurhussein English, Johns Hopkins University Helena Hicks Speakers Series *Honoring Helena Hicks, the foremother of the student-led movement for Civil Rights in Baltimore City
Robert O’Meally, Zora Neale Hurston Professor of English, Columbia UniversityCurated Exhibit from Billie Holiday ArchivesJazz music and more
Beats per Minute: the 50th Anniversary of Hip Hop; Baltimore’s (untold) contributions to the culture.” What is ARTclusive Series? The ARTclusive Series of "club music, hip hop, and contemporary art" highlights the diverse artistic influences from the past. It emphasizes the significant impact Baltimore has had on the culture. Hip-hop has been a cultural force […]
Join the Billie Holiday Center for Liberation Arts, and founding director Lawrence Jackson, for Jazz in Lafayette Square, a musical celebration of the rich and important legacy of Baltimore’s own jazz legend Billie Holiday. Held at Lafayette Square Park, corner of Arlington Avenue and Lafayette Street. Performances will be provided by The Nasar Abadey Jazz Quartet--Sean Jones (trumpet), […]
Join us for a discussion on the Birth of Baltimore Jazz with Lawrence Jackson, the director of the Billie Holiday Center for Liberation Arts. The event begins at 5:45 with a wine reception featuring the Peabody Graduate Jazz Ensemble in the Eubie Blake Center Garden, and the talk begins at 6:30 p.m.
Join us at the "Birth of Jazz: exhibit at the Eubie Blake National Jazz Institute and Cultural Center. This event will also include a roundtable conversation featuring Jamal Moore, artist-in-residence at the Billie Holiday Center for Liberation Arts. There will also be a catered reception. Please RSVP for the event in advance.
Sabine Mohamed of JHU's Anthropology department.
Celebrate Women’s History Month with the Billie Holiday Center for Liberations Arts for their Helena Hicks Speaker Series featuring Dr. Raynetta Wiggins-Jackson. Dr. Wiggins-Jackson’s lecture will focus on “Ethel’s Place: Celebrating Ethel Ennis Baltimore’s First Lady of Jazz.” Her lecture grows out of her curatorial and exhibition work on the legendary jazz singer Ethel Ennis. RSVP here for this […]
Lauren Russell of The Writing Seminars speaks.
Join us for a tribute to the Rent Party, a site of music and dance experience for the black urban migrant of the early 1900s. The Rent Party was an opportunity for confident, joyful self-expression and freedom from codes that regulated racial and sexual conduct, freedom from the ideals of uplift, sobriety, and propriety. It […]
The Billie Holiday Center for Liberation Arts presents the Sixth Annual Jazz in the Square. This year's event features special performances from the Nasar Abradey Quarter, Sean Jones and Charenee Wade. The event is free, and hosted outside in Lafayette Square Park. Register online for the event.
Come and engage with us as we delve into conversations about health-related racial inequalities and pay tribute to Ms. Helena Hicks, a pioneering figure in the student-led Civil Rights Movement in Baltimore City.
