Briana Wood
Speaker and Alumni, Columbia College; African American and African Diaspora Studies
Briana is an alumni from the African American and African Diaspora Studies at Columbia College, with a focus on literature, and minoring in public health. She is originally from Stone Mountain, Georgia. On campus, she holds board positions on the Columbia Black Students’ Organization and Columbia Proud Colors, teaches with Peer Health Exchange, and co-hosts a southern hip-hop radio show on WBAR. She is also the recipient of a Columbia Racial Justice Mini-Grant, through which she has co-founded and co-led an undergraduate thesis working group for Black students.
In the News
Listen & Learn: Religion and the History of Black Music
Guests include Juilliard Professor Fredara Hadley, UVA Professor Claudrena Harold, and Columbia College students.
From Sister Rosetta Tharpe to Kirk Franklin to Chance the Rapper: Listen & Learn the Evolution of Gospel Music in the U.S.
Guests include Juilliard Professor Fredara Hadley, UVA Professor Claudrena Harold, and Columbia College students.