{"id":2,"date":"2013-09-10T12:19:15","date_gmt":"2013-09-10T12:19:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.krieger.jhu.edu\/template-research\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2026-04-22T13:50:03","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T17:50:03","slug":"sample-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.krieger.jhu.edu\/billie-holiday\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Founded in 2017, <strong>The Billie Holiday Center for the Liberation Arts (BHCLA)<\/strong> is an initiative designed to foster reparative links between Johns Hopkins University and the historic African American communities of Baltimore. Through documenting and disseminating the unique history of African American life, letters, and art in Baltimore, the Center seeks to foster a opportunity for robust engagement amongst the Black population who regularly attend the city\u2019s historic churches, the residents of West Baltimore whose communities have experienced little redevelopment or economic growth, Black students and faculty at Hopkins, and Black artists across Baltimore. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>BHCLA realizes its mission through two broad channels of engagement and impact &#8211; the archives and the arts. We serve Baltimore by promoting the collection and preservation of African American oral histories and print material culture and creating opportunities to connect artists and audiences. Patronizing off-campus venues, we celebrate our offerings in scholarship and the arts to historically vital and currently underserved communities in Baltimore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns calls-to-action is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group left-call-to-action has-white-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"background-color:#fefefe\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Donald Bentley Memorial Lecture<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"791\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.krieger.jhu.edu\/billie-holiday\/files\/2026\/03\/28-791x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Bentley Memorial lecture poster for the April 9 event, with a painting of Frances Harper\" class=\"wp-image-3249\" style=\"width:225px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.krieger.jhu.edu\/billie-holiday\/files\/2026\/03\/28-791x1024.jpg 791w, https:\/\/sites.krieger.jhu.edu\/billie-holiday\/files\/2026\/03\/28-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/sites.krieger.jhu.edu\/billie-holiday\/files\/2026\/03\/28-768x994.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.krieger.jhu.edu\/billie-holiday\/files\/2026\/03\/28-1187x1536.jpg 1187w, https:\/\/sites.krieger.jhu.edu\/billie-holiday\/files\/2026\/03\/28.jpg 1545w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 791px) 100vw, 791px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Sixth Annual Donald Bentley Memorial Lecture on April 9 will focus on Freedom Bell: Celebrating the Life of Frances Ellen Watkins Harper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.krieger.jhu.edu\/billie-holiday\/events\/donald-bentley-memorial-lecture\/\">Learn about the lecture<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group right-call-to-action has-white-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"background-color:#fefefe\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Helena Hicks Speaker Series<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.krieger.jhu.edu\/billie-holiday\/files\/2026\/02\/APR-26-1-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Flyer for April 2026 Helena Hicks Speaker Series on Weds April 16th from 4-8PM featuring Professor Amaka Okechukwu with the title: &quot;Black Imporvisation: The Social Infrastructure of Grassroots Black Education in Brooklyn, New York&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-3200\" style=\"width:225px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.krieger.jhu.edu\/billie-holiday\/files\/2026\/02\/APR-26-1-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/sites.krieger.jhu.edu\/billie-holiday\/files\/2026\/02\/APR-26-1-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/sites.krieger.jhu.edu\/billie-holiday\/files\/2026\/02\/APR-26-1-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.krieger.jhu.edu\/billie-holiday\/files\/2026\/02\/APR-26-1.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">The Helena Hicks Speaker Series brings the topics, questions, and methods of Black Studies out of the \u201cIvory Tower\u201d and into the community. 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