We at Africana Studies at Penn had an excellent time during our Celebration of 2025 Graduates & Recipients of Student Prizes on May 19, 2025. We are so proud of our amazing majors, minors, Summer Institute alumni, and the incredible work of our prize winners. We hope the best for them as they go forward into the next chapter of their journeys.
Doctor of Philosophy in Africana Studies
Joshua K. Reason
Undergraduate Majors in Africana Studies
Atinuke A. Aliu
Sarah “Sassou" N. Djato
Adeoluwa I. Fatukasi
Jordan Niles
Imani M. Nkrumah Ardayfio
Danielle G. Uter
Kayla E. White
Undergraduate Minors in Africana Studies
Reil Abashera
Faruq N Adger
Lihame Arouna
Rokibat O Bamidele
Christal M Facey
Noor M Fassinou
Aaron Jones
Abbigail Kamanu
Ari S Ketchum
Jordan W Maddox
Ethan K Moses
Hugues Mucyo
Myanna M Nash
Tytianna T Pope
Naima A Small
Tivona A Yoel
2025 Department of Africana Studies Prize Recipients
The African Studies Senior Thesis Prize
Imani M. Nkrumah Ardayfio
The Sadie Tanner Alexander Prize in Africana Studies
Kayla E. White
2025 Center for Africana Studies Prize Recipients
The John Edgar Wideman Prize in Africana Studies
Kayla E. White
The W.E.B. Du Bois Prize in Africana Studies
Gabrielle Cayo
The Nnamdi Azikiwe Prize in African Studies
Peyton Jenkins
The Arthur Fauset Award
Olufikemi “Kemi” Ogunyankin