Social Justice Certificate

The Social Justice certificate disrupts the idea of the academy by expanding notions of who can produce, have access to, and teach social justice knowledge.

This certificate is not tied to a degree and will be offered to students inside and beyond Howard, including:

  • Title 1 high school students,
  • teachers,
  • community activists,
  • continuing education students,
  • retirees,
  • and incarcerated populations.

The certificate courses not only deepen community social justice knowledge, but position Humanities as the means to solve social problems.

Education and empowerment across different sectors and demographics will increase the critical consciousness, participation in, and efficacy of social justice activism.

To Apply

Dr. Nikki Taylor
Principal Investigator
Chair, Professor
Department of History
College of Arts and Sciences
Howard University


Phone: (202) 806-6815
Email: Nikki.Taylor@howard.edu

Register for Courses Visit Social Justice Consortium Website

Course Offerings

Intro to Social Justice

Intro to Social Justice - 16568 - IDSD 140 - 01
Class Time: 5:10 pm - 6:00 pm
Day: W
Type: Online Class
Duration: Jan 18 - May 04, 2022
Instructor: Kolapo Abimbola (P)

Associated Term: Spring 2022 
Registration Dates: Oct 28, 2021 to Feb 06, 2022 
Levels: Undergraduate 

Main Campus 
Online Schedule Type 
TR Instructional Method 
1.000 Credits

Policing and Racial Justice

Policing and Racial Justice - 16563 - IDSD 147 - 01
Class Time: 2:10 pm - 3:00 pm
Day: W
Type: Online Class
Duration: Jan 18 - May 04, 2022
Instructor: Kolapo Abimbola (P)

Associated Term: Spring 2022 
Registration Dates: Oct 28, 2021 to Feb 06, 2022 
Levels: Undergraduate 

Main Campus 
Online Schedule Type 
TR Instructional Method 
1.000 Credits 

Crime and Justice Behind the Wall

Crime & Justice Behind - 16567 - IDSD 151 - 01
Class Time: 5:10 pm - 6:00 pm
Day: W
Type: Online Class
Duration: Jan 18 - May 04, 2022
Instructor: Bahiyyah Muhammad (P)

Associated Term: Spring 2022 
Registration Dates: Oct 28, 2021 to Feb 06, 2022 
Levels: Undergraduate 

Main Campus 
Online Schedule Type 
TR Instructional Method 
1.000 Credits 

Social Movement Theory

Social Movement Theory - 16564 - IDSD 154 - 01
Class Time: 3:10 pm - 4:00 pm
Day: M
Type: Online Class
Duration: Jan 18 - May 04, 2022
Instructor: Anjerrika Raishawn Bean (P)

Associated Term: Spring 2022 
Registration Dates: Oct 28, 2021 to Feb 06, 2022 
Levels: Undergraduate 

Main Campus 
Online Schedule Type 
TR Instructional Method 
1.000 Credits 

A Hip Hop Convo on Race

A Hip Hop Convo on Race - 16566 - IDSD 155 - 01
Class Time: 3:10 pm - 4:00 pm
Day: W
Type: On-line Class OLC
Duration: Jan 18, 2022 - May 04, 2022
Instructor: David F Green (P)

Associated Term: Spring 2022 
Registration Dates: Oct 28, 2021 to Feb 06, 2022 
Levels: Undergraduate 

Main Campus 
Online Schedule Type 
TR Instructional Method 
1.000 Credits 

Woke Poetry

Woke Poetry - 16565 - IDSD 160 - 01
Class Time: 2:10 pm - 3:00 pm
Day: W
Type: On-line Class
Duration: Jan 18, 2022 - May 04, 2022
Instructor: David F Green (P)

Associated Term: Spring 2022 
Registration Dates: Oct 28, 2021 to Feb 06, 2022 
Levels: Undergraduate 

Main Campus 
Online Schedule Type 
TR Instructional Method 
1.000 Credits

Art As Activism

Art As Activism - 16562 - IDSD 162 - 01
Class Time: 1:10 pm - 2:00 pm
Day: R
Type: On-line Class
Duration: Jan 18, 2022 - May 04, 2022
Instructor: Melanee C. Harvey (P)

Associated Term: Spring 2022 
Registration Dates: Oct 28, 2021 to Feb 06, 2022 
Levels: Undergraduate 

Main Campus 
Online Schedule Type 
TR Instructional Method 
1.000 Credits