About Damarius
Damarius Johnson (he/him) is a public historian, editor, and culture worker. As a son of the Black Midwest and Africana Studies at Howard University, he is committed to a Pan-African tradition that engages Black study as a spiritual responsibility and professional practice. He believes that Black museums are models for intergenerational teaching and learning that cultivate cultural memory, interconnectedness, and liberatory imagination across the African world.
He draws upon his scholarship on the history of the global dimensions of Black Museum Movement to identify models for contemporary institution-building. Through his work, he is energized to contribute his content knowledge, passion, and congeniality in service to community.
His editorial and scholarly projects have been featured in the New York Times Book Review, the UNESCO Permanent Forum on People of African Descent, and the International Conference on the Inclusive Museum. He is currently a PhD candidate, nearing completion of his dissertation, in the Department of History at The Ohio State University.
