Director’s Circle members of the Johns Hopkins University Museums are invited to this exclusive talk and reception with University of Iowa Assistant Professor of English & African American Studies, Tara A. Bynum, Ph.D.
Join us for a discussion on the history of Hoes Heights, with special guests Joanne Kent and Eleanor Matthews, descendants of Grandison Hoe, the farmer and freedman who founded the neighborhood in the 1830’s.
Lawrence Jackson, Ph.D., will read and discuss his 2022 memoir Shelter: A Black Tale of Homeland, Baltimore, which is at once a nuanced biography of an American city and a lyrical memoir-in-essays.
Explore the influence of Black art in America and celebrate African American heritage through dance, music, and visual art at this family program co-hosted by Homewood Museum and Inheritance Baltimore.
In Honor of Black History Month, Homewood welcomes visitors free of charge during the month of February!
Celebrate Juneteenth with free food, history, and fellowship, honoring the freedom dreams, struggles, and triumphs of Baltimore’s Black ancestors.