Fellows

Gbemisola Abiola

Gbemisola Abiola

2023-2024
Dorothy Porter & Charles Harris Wesley Fellow

Gbemisola Abiola is an Anthropologist, having recently received her doctorate from Harvard University. She conducted a comparative ethnographic study of how...

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Bindman

David Bindman

2023-2024
Image of the Black Archive & Library Fellow

David Bindman is Emeritus Durning-Lawrence Professor of the History of Art at University College London. Author of many distinguished...

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Charity Clay

Charity Clay

Spring 2024
UNCF Mellon Fellow

Dr. Charity Clay is a Critical Race Sociologist of the African Diaspora. She is an Associate Professor in the sociology department at Xavier University of...

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Ana Paula Cruz

Ana Paula Cruz

2023-2024
Mark Claster Mamolen Fellow

Ana Paula Cruz earned her PhD in History from the Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRRJ). She is a member of the 2021 class of the Mark...

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Gregg Hecimovich

Gregg Hecimovich

2023-2024
Hutchins Family Fellow

Gregg Hecimovich is Professor of English at Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina. He is the author of five books and edited volumes, including ...

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DaMaris B. Hill

DaMaris B. Hill

2023-2024
Hutchins Family Fellow

DaMaris B. Hill is a poet and creative scholar.  She is Professor in the Department of English, Creative Writing Program, at the University of Kentucky....

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Rumbi Katedza

Rumbi Katedza

Independent Filmmaker
Fall 2019: J. M. D. Manyika Fellow

Rumbi Katedza is a filmmaker and writer, who has lived in the USA, Japan, Italy, Canada, the UK and Zimbabwe. She produces corporate and independent...

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Gavaza Maluleke

Gavaza Maluleke

Fall 2023
Mandela Fellow

Gavaza Maluleke is a lecturer in the Department of Political Studies at the University of Cape Town. Her research interests are in digital activism,...

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James McNally

James McNally

2023-2024
Nasir Jones Hiphop Fellow

James G. McNally is a cultural historian, rap critic, and co-ideator of Spotify’s UK rap podcast Decode, which won two gold medals each at the 2022...

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Moody-Turner

Shirley Moody-Turner

Associate Professor of English and African American Studies, Pennsylvania State University
Spring 2023: Sheila Biddle Ford Foundation Fellow

Shirley Moody-Turner is Associate professor of English and African American Studies at Pennsylvania State University. Her...

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