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Kyera Singleton serves as a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Center for the Humanities at Tufts University and Executive Director of the Royall House and Slave Quarters, focusing on historical legacies of slavery and colonialism through public scholarship.
She earned a PhD in American Culture from the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, establishing her foundation in interdisciplinary historical research.
Her research integrates public history with community action, examining how historical injustices manifest in contemporary society. She actively develops public-facing projects like the Boston Slavery Exhibit and advises municipal commissions on recontextualizing historical monuments, emphasizing participatory approaches to historical memory and racial justice.
Her significant recognitions include:
- American Democracy Fellow at Harvard's Charles Warren Center
- Beinecke Foundation Fellowship
- Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Fellowship
- James Weldon Johnson Institute Fellowship
- AAUW Fellowship
- Women of Courage and Conviction Award from the National Council of Negro Women
- Massachusetts State Senate Official Citation
Dr. Singleton leads collaborative grant-funded initiatives including the City of Boston's slavery and reparations report, while serving on Mass Humanities' board and advising JustFlix, a Medford-based youth storytelling organization. Her work bridges academic research with community-driven historical reckoning through teams like the Table of Voices Cohort for the Museum of Fine Arts-Boston's Hear Me Now Exhibit.
