The Department of Africana Studies is proud to celebrate our 2020 graduates. We look forward to congratulating you in person very soon.
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Our Concentrators
Patience Adegboyega*
Lidwina Bell
Pazia Bermudez-Silverman
Zoe Butler
Ellen Cola
Carmen Ferran
Ruby Gerber
Akire Hawkins
Eboni McNeal
Abrielle Moore**
Kenneth Noble
Bamidele Oke
Mariela Pichardo*
Randi Richardson
Peter Simpson
Jacob Stanton
Babette Thomas*
Alesandro Walker**
Lenward Williams
* Honors
** Department Undergraduate Group Leader
Departmental Awards
IDA B. WELLS AWARD
The Ida B. Wells Award recognizes the graduating senior who best combines the highest standards of scholarship with a deep dedication and commitment to furthering the cause of justice and equality for all people.
Eboni McNeal
Randi Richardson
ANNA JULIA COOPER AWARD
The Anna Julia Cooper Award recognizes the graduating senior with the best academic record in the concentration.
Ellen Cola
Akire Hawkins
Eboni McNeal
Abrielle Moore
Mariela Pichardo
BROTHER AH AWARD
The Brother Ah Award recognizes the Best Essay by a graduating Africana Studies concentrator.
Kenneth Noble
CHARLES H. NICHOLS AWARD
The Charles H. Nichols Award honors an Africana Studies concentrator who has demonstrated exemplary leadership in the Department and the University.
Abrielle Moore
Alesandro Walker
ETHEL ROBINSON AWARD
The Ethel Robinson Award, named in honor of the first African American woman graduate of Brown University, celebrates the best creative capstone project. This award is sponsored by the Center for the Study of Slavery and Justice.
Bamidele Oke
WILLIAM EDWARD BURGHART DU BOIS AWARD
The W. E. B. Du Bois Award recognizes the graduating senior who has written the best honors thesis in the Department.
Babette Thomas
RHETT S. JONES AWARD
Awarded for outstanding contributions to institution building in the area of research and scholarship.
Quincy Confoy
ALEXIS PRUSSACK LEGACY AWARD
Awarded for outstanding contributions to institution building in the area of production and stage management.
Chuyi Chen
BENNY SATO AMBUSH AWARD
Awarded for outstanding contributions to institution building in the area of directing.
Josiah Davis
JOHN LUCAS AWARD FUND
Awarded for outstanding contributions to institution partnership building in the area of technical artistry and support. Conferred in honor of Barbara Reo and the students of TA3.
Theatre Arts and Performance Studies