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.
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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 […]
Minkah Makalani ventures beyond what can be imagined
The new director for the interdisciplinary Johns Hopkins Center for Africana Studies has seen firsthand how collaboration between the academy and the community can yield ideas unfettered by preconceived notions and expectations.
An Africana Studies Conversation about the film “PASSING”
Thank you all for attending a virtual conversation on the film “Passing” Wednesday, November 17. Special thank you to Professor Brook, Professor Jones, and Professor Ford for a great intellectual […]
Pier Larson’s papers granted to Northwestern University
The papers of renowned African scholar Pier Larson, who died in 2020 as professor in the Department of History, have been gifted to the Melville J. Herskovits Library of African Studies at Northwestern University. The library is one of the most comprehensive collections of African material worldwide, and was a frequent site for Larson’s research over the course of his extensive career.
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 […]
It’s Time for International Relations to Re-explore Racism
A recent Foreign Policy argument piece from Professor Robbie Shilliam focuses on increasing discussions of race and racism in international affairs, which he says have been abandoned by the field […]
Hundreds protest police brutality, advocate for change
More than 200 members of the Johns Hopkins community—faculty, staff, students, alumni, and neighbors of the university’s campuses—assembled along Charles Street on Thursday for a peaceful demonstration in solidarity with […]