Msia Kibona Clark

Dr. Msia Kibona Clark is an Associate Professor in the Department of African Studies at Howard University, where she also directs the Hip-Hop Studies minor program. Her work centers on African cultural representations, feminism, and digital scholarship, with a focus on hip hop as a vehicle for social commentary and identity formation.

Her research explores African feminism in digital spaces, Pan-Africanism in music, and the sociopolitical dimensions of hip hop across the continent. Recent publications analyze language politics in African hip hop and decolonial research methodologies.

Clark founded and manages The Hip Hop African Blog and Podcast, an award-winning digital platform featuring scholarly analysis and artist interviews. She co-organized Howard University's inaugural Hip-Hop Studies conference (2023) and helped establish the university's Hip-Hop Studies minor—the second such program at an HBCU.