Amplifying Community Voice to Drive Real Change

Community insight. Trusted research. Action that reflects lived experience.

WHAT IS AFRICALOGICAL?

We turn community voices into research, and research into action. We do not just study problems. We work with communities to change them.

What's happening right now

Community knowledge deserves to be heard, respected, and used.

Community Members

Your lived experience is the foundation of true equity. Add your voice to the movement.

Policymakers

Make decisions grounded in reality. Leverage our community-valued research.

Leaders

Organize, advocate, and build systemic solutions with the right tools.

Your Story Matters

Share your experience to help shape research and drive change in your community. Every voice is a powerful catalyst for equity.

Meet the Team

Dr. Ivan Douglas Hicks, Ph.D.
FOUNDER, AFRICALOGICAL INSTITUTE

Dr. Ivan Douglas Hicks, Ph.D.

Community Valued Research

Research built with communities, not just about them.

A leader in community-valued research and scholar activism,
Dr. Hicks has dedicated his work to amplifying community
voice and advancing health equity through research, policy,
and engagement.

Gwendolyn Kelley, Ph.D.

Senior Vice-President of Research
Design and Development

Kelli Lester

Chief Administrator

Christa Williams-Lambert

Research Assistant/Project Manager

Darrin Cook, Jr.

Media Consultant

Our Approach

Scholar Activism

We bridge the gap between academic rigor and on-the-ground reality.

Community Valued Research

Research built with communities, ensuring relevance and ethical practice.

Policy + Community + Data

Triangulating insights to force meaningful shifts in systemic equity.