Our research questions

In our overarching study, “Building a Black Center: Geographies of Resistance and Liberation in a Capital City,” we have broken into small teams to focus on specific slices of our data. Below are the draft research questions that each team is currently exploring. Check back, as we will place our publications here when they are finished.

A diverse group of twelve people smiling, standing together against a dark brown background.
Group of three women of different ethnicities posing together against a plain light-colored background. They are dressed casually and looking directly at the camera.
Three people standing close together in front of a plain wall, showing only the upper bodies and faces. The person on the left has curly hair, glasses, and is wearing a beige lace top and patterned pants. The person in the middle has straight hair, g
A group of five women with dark, curly hair standing in a line against a plain gray background, looking at the camera with confident expressions.
Three women standing side by side, smiling, against a plain white background. They are dressed in casual women's clothing with different hairstyles and skin tones.
Four women of diverse ethnicities smiling and embracing each other in a close group portrait against a plain background.
A diverse group of four women standing together and smiling against a plain background.
Four women of diverse ethnicities standing close together, smiling in front of a plain wall.

Angela Fitzgerald, Hailey Schock, Jada Young, and Dr. Jessica Lee Stovall

A group of four diverse women standing closely together against a plain light-colored background, smiling and looking at the camera.

Dr. Jessica Lee Stovall, Griffin Granberry, and Curtis O’Dwyer

Close-up of three diverse people standing side by side against a plain background.

Izabela de Souza, Lisa Oyolu, and Dr. Jessica Lee Stovall

Three women smiling and posing together against a plain background, wearing casual clothing.

Ziyen Curtis, Micah Sagers, and Dr. Jessica Lee Stovall

Three women standing together, holding hands, smiling, facing towards the right, against a plain light background.

Curtis O’Dwyer, Griffin Granberry, and Dr. Jessica Lee Stovall

Three diverse women standing together and smiling against a plain background.

Hailey Schock, Izabela de Souza, Jada Young, and Dr. Jessica Lee Stovall

Five women, diverse in age and ethnicity, smiling and posing together against a plain white background.