Five people were inducted into the Indispensable Role of Blacks at Johns Hopkins exhibit during JHU’s annual Juneteenth celebration on Friday, June 21. The event included recorded remarks from Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, A&S ’01, who has been included in the exhibit since its debut in 2012.
The Indispensable Role of Blacks at Johns Hopkins recognizes individuals for their outstanding achievements and contributions to the institution. The project is co-sponsored by the Johns Hopkins Black Faculty and Staff Association (BFSA), the Office of the President, and the Office of Diversity and Inclusion, with added financial support from John F. Guess Jr., A&S ’71, SAIS ’76.
“To be installed into The Indispensable Role of Blacks at Johns Hopkins is a profound honor. … Together we can build a future that those who came before us hoped for and those who come after us deserve.”
Wes Moore
Governor of Maryland
This year’s inductees are Adrienne Breckenridge, SOE ’03 (MS), an undergraduate academic adviser in the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences; Kenneth Brown, A&S ’70, an award-winning doctor; Tameika Lunn, A&S ’99, an associate judge for the District Court of Maryland in Baltimore City; Dawn Moore, Maryland’s first Black first lady; and Anita Norton, the former director of the Online Services Program in the Sheridan Libraries’ Entrepreneurial Library Program. They join more than 80 other honorees.
In his recorded remarks, Wes Moore shared how proud he was of this year’s inductees, a group that includes his wife of 17 years and several others he counts as personal friends.
“To be installed into The Indispensable Role of Blacks at Johns Hopkins is a profound honor,” he said. “Together we can build a future that those who came before us hoped for and those who come after us deserve. Thank you for all you do.”
The Juneteenth celebration also included remarks from BFSA President Jerrell Bratcher; Sherita Hill Golden, professor of endocrinology and metabolism and former chief diversity officer for Hopkins Medicine; and Dawn Moore.
Profiles of all Indispensable Role of Blacks at Johns Hopkins inductees can be found on the exhibit’s website. Nominations for next year’s class are open through October.
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