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Esteemed Black Studies scholar Shani Mott dies at 47

Shani Tahir Mott, lecturer in the Center for Africana Studies and Department of History at Johns Hopkins University, died of cancer on March 12, four days before her 48th birthday.

CAS Faculty Open Letter in Support of Dr. Sherita Golden

Dr. DeWeese and Dr. Sowers, As faculty members in the Center for Africana Studies, we write to express our profound disappointment with Johns Hopkins Medicine’s response to recent attacks on […]

A Taste of Black Freedom

The Center for Africana Studies is pleased to host “A Taste of Black Freedom,” our 2022-23 symposium that explores the history, politics, and knowledges of black foodways in Baltimore, with […]