The Harvard Journal of African American Public Policy is a student-run journal published annually at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard  University.  

The journal was founded in 1989 with the primary goal to provide a comprehensive and interdisciplinary examination of the interaction between public policy and the African-American experience.  Specifically, the journal seeks to: 

• provide an arena for sound, innovative and solution-oriented discourse on issues affecting the African American community; 
• encourage scholarship and communication among academics, policy makers, and practitioners with an interest in African American issues;
• improve the public policy process by integrating the experience of African Americans into the formulation, implementation and evaluation of public policy. 

Sponsors

Publication of the journal requires dedication and financial commitments from many individuals and organizations. A grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation supported the journal from 1998-2001, allowing us to produce several volumes. Although there are many who have contributed to the financial well-being of the journal, we feel it necessary to extend a special thanks to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.