Hopkins Day returns to Baltimore's Reginald F. Lewis Museum

More than 650 Johns Hopkins affiliates and their family members visited Baltimore's Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History & Culture as part of the sixth-annual Johns Hopkins Day, a celebration of the history and heritage of African Americans from Maryland and from around the country.

Hopkins Day attendees were invited to enjoy guided tours of two exhibits:

• The Permanent Collection, which tells the story of Black Marylanders from 1784 to the present day
• All on the Court: An Installation by Chrystal Seawood, which invites visitors into an immersive space designed to replicate a basketball court for reflection, learning, and engagement.

The day also featured a screening of "The Color of Care," a documentary chronicling longstanding inequities in the U.S. health care system brought to the forefront by the COVID-19 pandemic. A discussion exploring topics presented in the documentary followed the screening and featured Sherita Golden, vice president and chief diversity officer for Johns Hopkins Medicine, and Izetta Autumn Mobley, director of interpretation, collections and education at the Reginald F. Lewis Museum.

This marked the first time the event had been held in person since February 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The event is made possible through a grant from Johns Hopkins University and Johns Hopkins Medicine.