Past Winners
Isabella Ayalew
The Netherland
"Who Gets Saved? Rethinking the Responsibility to Protect – and to Abandon."
Gabrielle Keeley
Greece
“Racial Belonging and Diaspora Formation in Athens, Greece.”
Bethlehem Kebede
Ethiopia
"Exploring the Impact of Institutional Care on Child Development: A Study of Orphanages in Ethiopia"
Kaitlyn Gyamfi
Kenya
“Mental Health Stigma in Cancer Care Among Black Kenyans”
Nnenna Okorie
Ghana
“Atlantic Crossings: Cross-Cultural Connectionsand Retentions”
Grace Telegdy
England
“From Boston to Britain: Black Feminism Across the African Diaspora Inspired by the Combahee River Collective”
Srina Lacet
France
“Limité, Inégalité, Fatalité: The Miseducation of Colonization and Slavery in French Educational Systems (in the Case of Haiti)”
Jaida Charles
Greece
“Borders and Refugees: The Ethics of Migration”
Kaylee Arzu
"To Be Young, Gifted and Black"
Sophia Riordan
"Human and Wildlife in Tanzania"
Aissata Diallo
Summer Research (no travel due to Covid-19)
“Democratization and Gender Politics of Jobs inAfrica: An Analysis of Guinea”
Sherina Elibert
Summer Research (no travel due to Covid-19)
“Madan Sara: the Remarkable”
No Awards Issued due to Covid-19 Pandemic
Schesca Araujo
Brazil
"Afro Brazilian Leftism: Centering Feminism and Queerness"
Rachel Vatelia
France
"Revolution Driven By Race and Sex: Understanding Gendered Xenophobic Violence and the Social Rejection of Black Women in France"
Michael Osaghae
Nigeria
"Centering the Voices of the Youth: Understanding Liberation in Postcolonial Nigeria"
Yiyang Echo Zhuge
Senegal
“Power and Imagery: Examining Sufi Arts and Architecture in Senegal”
Omolayo Ojurongbe
South Africa
“#FeesMustFall: Understanding the Moral Responsibility of Decolonizing Education in South Africa”, sought to explore the colonial underpinnings of the South African educational system. #FeesMustFall is a student led protest movement that began in mid October 2015 in response to an increase in fees at South African University.
Anthony Smith
Midwest and Eastern U.S.
“Who did they think they were?: The Abstract Existence of Black Men and their Creative Performance of Blackness and Masculinity”
Christina King
South Africa
“Different Patriarchies, Same Feminism: The Struggle to Achieve and Maintain Intersectionality.”
Sara Valdez
Bolivia
“The New Era of the Afro-Bolivian: Political Recognition and the Fight for Progression within Bolivian Society.”
Sonia Chimaka Okorie
Ghana
“Perceived Susceptibility to Malaria: An Evaluation of Bed Net Usage of Ghanaian Mothers and Children under Five.”
Sophia Marseille
Haiti
“The Effects of Political and Cultural Ideology on Reporting of Sexual Violence against Women in Haitian Refugee Camps.”
Ricardo Alberto
Kuwait
"Muted Voices: A Profile on Expatriate Labor Force in Kuwait."
Jolivia Barros
Cape Verde
"Cabo Verde: A Look at First Language Acquisition among Young Children."
Samara Foster
Jamaica
"The Effects of Jamaica's Economy on Small Farmers of Black River in the last 5 years."
Steven Jefferson
Finland
"Teacher Motivation: A Case Study of Teach for America."
Philip McHarris
India
"Exploring the Consumption of Blackness through the Desi Hip-Hop Movement."
Marsha Jean-Louis
South Africa
"Analyzing Homosexuality on Campus in South Africa."
Adizah Eghan
India
Nicole Joseph
Jamaica
Faith Goronga
South Africa
Sarah Onori
Italy
Shaneita Graham
South Africa
Alexandra Griffin
Japan
Maryann Odusanya
France
Thamarah Crevecouer
Haiti
Eskedar Dejene
Ethiopia
Sanisha Dale
Jamaica
Sonjah McBain
England
Mario Powell
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Rhonda Nanre Nafzsiger
Nigeria
Cietta Kiandoli
Ghana
Alecia M. Walters
Ghana
Khallilah Gambrell
Southern United States
Juan Conception
Egypt