Alumnae & Faculty
This Black woman completed her master’s degree in writing at Hopkins. She would go on to write Americanah.
Who is Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie?
This Black woman is the most nominated female artist in Grammy History with 79 nominations
Who is Beyoncé
Member of the “Fab Five” 2016 Olympic Gymnastics Team from Puerto Rico
Who is Laurie Hernandez?
A club on campus that empowers individuals to embrace natural hair
What is Knotty by Nature?
Susana Ferradas and Shemika Brooks are our wonderful advisors and spoke at the Communities of Color Conference (CCC). There are psychologists in this department:
What is the Counseling Center?
This woman was the most recent major entertainer to achieve EGOT status (Emmy-Grammy-Oscar-Tony)
Who is Jennifer Hudson?
The first African American female to win a grand slam event
Who is Althea Gibson?
Annual event that connects people of color on Hopkins Campus on a specific topic
What is Voices of Color?
This Black woman graduated from JHU in the Class of 2020, then went on to create her own company called “Inside Then Out”
Who is Nya Jones?
This woman was the first recording artist to place five Spanish-language albums simultaneously on the Billboard 200 chart
Who is Selena?
3-time Olympic gymnast, and first African American and 10-year member of the US national Olympics team nicknamed "Awesome Dawesome"
Who is Dominique Dawes?
Office committed to enhancing the educational experience of underrepresented students through multicultural engagements and programs
What is OMA?
Also accepted: Center for Diversity and Inclusion (CDI)
This woman is an instructor for Africana Studies, having done research on racial language in American pop culture. Recently, her and her husband were featured in various publications proving the racist devaluation of their home
Who is Shani Mott?
This woman was the first to land three number one songs on Billboard’s streaming charts in a single year
Who is Megan Thee Stallion?
The first Native American woman to play in the WNBA
Who is Ryneldi Becenti?
Governing council for 10 culturally-based fraternities and sororities on campus
What is Intercultural Greek Council?
Angelin Chang is a graduate of JHU, and went on to win a Grammy for Best Instrumental Soloist Performance with Orchestra. She plays this instrument
What is the piano?
Simone Ashley, an actress of Tamil Indian-descent, made waves as the lead love interest on second season of this popular Netflix show as "Kate/Kathani"
What is Bridgerton?
The highest run-scorer in women’s international cricket and is considered as one of the greatest cricketers of all time
Who is Mithali Dorai Raj?
Council of student body that oversees 35+ culturally-based undergraduate student organizations and seeks to increase their visibility
What is the Multicultural Leadership Council?