Kimberley Johnson is an academic and author whose research focuses on urban studies, race, and the built environment in the United States. She is the author of Dark Concrete Black Power Urbanism and the American Metropolis, published by Cornell University Press in 2025, which examines how Black Power movements shaped urban planning, architecture, and community development in American cities. Johnson’s work combines historical research, spatial analysis, and social theory to explore the intersections of race, politics, and urban space. Her scholarship contributes to discussions on how social movements influence metropolitan development, infrastructure, and the politics of public space.