Johns Hopkins faculty members who conduct research in Africana Studies direct multiple laboratories, projects, institutes, and centers. These units adjacent to our program expose undergraduate students to academic research and local movements in social justice, public humanities, and historical preservation in Baltimore and beyond.
Dive into groundbreaking Africana Studies research and public engagement through our faculty-led labs and centers. Join a community where you can learn and preserve the deep histories and cultures of African descended people in Baltimore and beyond.
Through documenting and disseminating the unique history of African American life, letters, and art, The Billie Holiday Center for the Liberation Arts (BHCLA) fosters reparative links between Johns Hopkins University and the historic African American communities of Baltimore.
The Chloe Center for the Critical Study of Racism, Immigration, and Colonialism is an interdisciplinary forum focusing on the intersections of empire, migration, and racial hierarchy. To explore these issues, the center hosts the Critical Diaspora Studies major, organizes workshops and symposia, facilitates student publications, and offers research grants.
An ecosystem of antiracist and decolonial labs, projects, and members engaged in digital humanities against enclosure. Directed by Dr. Jessica Marie Johnson, we offer many opportunities for research, community, and professional development. Learn more at lifexcode.org. For undergraduate and graduate research opportunities, email Dr. Johnson directly at [email protected].
The American Prison Writing Archive (APWA) is the first fully searchable digital archive of nonfiction essays and poems written about direct experiences with U.S. prisons and jails.
Launched in fall 2020, the Hard Histories at Hopkins Project examines the role that racism and discrimination have played at Johns Hopkins. Blending research, teaching, public engagement, and the creative arts, Hard Histories aims to engage our broadest communities—at Johns Hopkins and in Baltimore—in a frank and informed exploration of how racism has been produced and permitted to persist as part of our structure and our practice.
