Dr. Kimberly Monroe has been Awarded Crossroads Project Fellowship

Dr. Kimberly Monroe, Associate Professor of History & Africana Studies for the College of Arts & Sciences, was awarded The Crossroads Project: Black Religious Histories, Communities, and Cultures Fellowship, funded by Princeton University, for her research project titled “Finding Faith in the Storm: Black Narratives of Perseverance in Southwest Louisiana.”

The focus of the research project discusses the ability of the Travelers Rest Baptist Church congregation in Lake Charles, Louisiana to persevere as an integral support of the Black community despite adversity in the form of natural disasters, the COVID-19 pandemic, and other forms of environmental racism. 

View the full project on the Crossroads Spirit House website: https://www.crossroads-spirithouse.org/monroe

We’re very proud of this achievement for Dr. Monroe!