This year’s inaugural speaker, Baltimore native D. Watkins, is a celebrated author, social critic and editor-at-large at Salon. His speech will center on “Writing Baltimore: A Personal Journey of Lived […]
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BHPLA and other programs win $4.4 Million Mellon Grant
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation recently awarded a $4.4 million grant to a team of scholars at Johns Hopkins University that is investigating the history of academic racism in higher education and […]
Mellon Foundation awards $4 million grant to Inheritance Baltimore project
Doug Donovan / Published Jan 14, 2021 The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation on Wednesday awarded a $4.4 million grant to a team of scholars at Johns Hopkins University that is investigating the history of academic […]
‘Just Futures’
Mellon Foundation gives $72 million in grants of up to $5 million each for humanities-focused projects addressing issues of racial justice. Read more on Inside Higher Ed.
Billie Holiday Project supports Kwanzaa celebration with local museums
BHPLA supported the 2020 Kwanzaa holiday with the Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History & Culture, and the Eubie Blake Cultural Center. One day of events included […]
Baltimore Lives: A Discussion with John Mayden
The Billie Holiday Project for Liberation Arts and the Reginald F. Lewis Museum hosted a virtual program with award-winning photographer John Clark Mayden, who has been documenting life in Baltimore […]
Billie Holiday Project Mural Celebrates Legacy of Elijah Cummings
“Never let anyone define you.” It was a favorite phrase of U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings, who died a year ago, and it is now immortalized in a mural celebrating the […]
Professor Larry Jackson joins JHU committee on naming buildings and programs
Professor and BHPLA founder Larry Jackson has been named a co-chair to the Johns Hopkins Committee to Establish Principles on Naming. The committee is working to develop institutional-level procedures for evaluating […]
This year’s tribute concert to Billie Holiday moves online
By JAE CHOI | September 29, 2020 The Billie Holiday Project for Liberation Arts (BHPLA) and Hopkins at Home hosted “Baltimore’s Billie Holiday: A Musical Tribute to Lady Day” on Saturday, Sept. […]
2nd Annual Billie Holiday Tribute Jazz Concert: A Livestream Event | Saturday, September 19, 2020 | 3:15 – 4:30 p.m.
Join us for a live concert honoring the life and musical legacy of jazz legend Billie Holiday. The 60-minute performance will feature renowned vocalist Maimouna Youssef a.k.a “Mumu Fresh”, accompanied by a […]