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The King Center Fellows Program
The King Center Fellowship Program offers scholars and practitioners from around the world the opportunity to advance research and scholarship related to King, religion, social justice, and public life. Fellows advance knowledge around Dr. King’s life and legacy and provide insight into how his philosophy and methodology can be applied to present day issues. Selected fellows spend a tenure in-residence conducting research, producing scholarship, and receiving seasoned mentorship.
Spring 2024 Fellows Cohort
The Fellowship program welcomes scholars and practitioners from diverse backgrounds and academic fields to contribute to a growing corpus of literature on Dr. King’s philosophy and methodology of nonviolence, and his theological methods and praxis with the goal of enhancing current dialogue on a variety of contemporary social challenges.
Our fellows are from: United States, Nigeria, India, South Sudan, Bhutan, Cameroon, Ghana.
Senior Fellows, Spring 2024
Donnell Williamson
Donnell A. Williamson, Jr. is a fifth-year PhD Candidate in Religion and Critical Thought at Brown University. He is a philosopher of religion whose work focuses on the ways faith and suffering overlap and inform each other in Black American Protestantism. His teaching and research are at the intersections of modern religious thought, religious ethics, and the Black intellectual tradition, with a particular interest in the writings of Martin Luther King, Jr., Frederick Douglass, and Søren Kierkegaard.
Anjana Prewitt
Anjana is currently serving as the Director for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for the American Red Cross, National Headquarters. In addition to the American Red Cross, she has had the opportunity to work with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent (IFRC), International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC) and Save the Children US in various leadership positions in the last two decades. She has worked in over 30 countries in humanitarian settings affected by disasters and armed conflicts, where she designed and managed complex programs and budgets, and led high performing teams.
Junior Fellows, Spring 2024
Hannah White
Hannah White is a 2021 graduate of Howard University with a B.B.A. in International Business. While attending Howard, Hannah served as the School of Business Senior Class President for the 2020-2021 academic year and commencement speaker for the 2021 graduating class. Post-graduation, she worked for FOX Sports as an ad sales associate in New York City. She currently works in Washington, D.C. as a community engagement coordinator for PRR.
Tomia Zongkazih
Tomia Zongkazih Eka Chu is a Cameroon national with a Master’s Degree in International Relations. She was one of The King Center’s first Community Engagement Exchange Fellows in 2022. She is a social entrepreneur and co-founder/president of Children’s Fate, an NGO dedicated to advocating for the rights of internally displaced children and youth in Cameroon. Tomia has over 7 years of experience working with the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), United Council for Youth Empowerment (UCYE), International Medical Corps, and other international organizations.
Raina Brown
Raina Brown is a graduate student at Georgia State University, set to graduate in December. Following graduation, her goal is to attend law school with the desire to become a civil rights attorney.
Leslie Garrett
Leslie Garrett is an MA student in Cultural Anthropology at Georgia State University She has a BA in Anthropology from Emory University, a BS in Nursing from Mercer University, and an MA in Social Work from the University of Georgia.
Omotola Oladapo
Omotola Oladapo Elizabeth is a second-year public policy student with a concentration in global affairs at the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies at Georgia State University. She is passionate about education policy and believes that quality education can lead any country toward a more civilized society. She envisages the long-term economic impact of education, which includes increasing the GDP and per capita income of a country and influencing the world at large, ultimately eradicating poverty.
Onome Ambrose-Igho
Onome Ambrose-Igho is a visionary master‘s student in the Women’s, Gender, and Sexualities Studies Department at Georgia State University. She is deeply committed to unraveling the intricate web of intersectionality within the experiences of African women.
Ayeshwini Lama
Ayeshwini Lama is a development worker who is passionate about working for positive changes in her community. Currently in Canada, she has completed her graduate studies in International Development and Project Management. Ayeshwini considers herself an advocate for her community, with 6+ years of experience working with young people in her country Bhutan and the Asia Pacific region in areas of sexual and reproductive health and rights, gender, and meaningful youth engagement.
Kearney Quillen
The King CenterMandela Washington Fellow, Spring 2024
The King Center has partnered with the Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders (YALI), a program of the US Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs administered through IREX.
Elizabeth Yokwe
Elizabeth Biniya is a Mandela Washington Fellow from South Sudan. She has a professional background in the Women, Peace, and Security Agenda. She is also passionate about working with children, youth, and vulnerable groups in the community.
Community Engagement Exchange Fellow, Spring 2024
The King Center has partnered with the Community Engagement Exchange Program, a program of the US Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs administered through IREX.
Felix Nketiah
Felix is a passionate community activist & leader dedicated to promoting community development, social justice, and civic engagement in Ghana. His experiences in underprivileged communities have driven his passion to advocate for policies that prioritizes the needs of marginalized people. He seeks to build a society where everyone has access to equal opportunities & resources irrespective of their socioeconomic background.