Recently, four graduates of Africana Studies, Rae'Vonne Barnes, Tonaysia Price, Malik Tropez, and Tia Wilson have completed a diverse array of senior thesis projects for 2021, all the while, earning internships for the year 2021. They have worked so hard on these projects for the last year of 2020-2021. The Department of Africana Studies is honored and proud to recognize these seniors and their dedication to the Africana Studies' field. …
Alexandra Rice is a 2021 Doctorate of Medicine candidate at the Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine. She grew up in Columbia, SC and graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 2016, double majoring in Science Pre-Professional Studies and Africana Studies. …
Africana Studies would like to congratulate one of our talented recent graduate students, Dayonni Phillips for being one of the 2020 Library Research Award Winners. The annual award is given for excellence in use of library materials and high quality scholarship. Phillips' senior thesis, "You Control the Media, You Control the Masses; The Implementation of a Ban on Isla Mujeres Mexico: The Intersection of Norms, Law, and Economy."…
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Professor Maria McKenna recently appeared on PBS affiliate WNIT's program "Politically Speaking" to discuss education policy in the United States. The epsiode, and the extended interview where McKenna discusses race and inequity further, can be found here…