The African & African-American Studies Research Center's (AAASRC) 31st Anniversary Awards Banquet will honor the outstanding achievements of African Studies students, faculty, staff, and community members. Our keynote speaker this year is UCSD alumna, Sabrina Strings, Ph.D. (Professor and North Hall Chair, UC Santa Barbara). Professor Strings will give a presentation on her most recent book,The End of Love: Racism, Sexism, and the Death of Romance (2024). Her research examines race, gender, and embodiment in science, media, and medicine. She has been featured in dozens of venues, including BBC News, NPR, Huffington Post, NowThis!, Essence, Vogue, TIME, and The New York Times. Professor Strings is also featured in the Netflix docuseries, "The Black Beauty Effect." She is the author of the award-winning book Fearing the Black Body: The Racial Origins of Fat Phobia (NYU Press, 2019). Her second book, The End of Love: Racism, Sexism and the Death of Romance, is the subject of her keynote address for AAASRC’s Awards Banquet. More information about Professor Strings may be found on her website at: https://www.sabrinastrings.com.

As usual, the Banquet will begin with a meet-and-greet hour and book signing in the courtyard and will then move into the building at 6:00 pm. Books will be available at the book signing and may be paid for  by cash, check, or credit card. Credit cards may be used by making a donation to AAASRC. CLICK on this link to DONATE TO AAASRC. If you have trouble clicking on the link, you may go to the main Give to UCSD page, enter AAASRC in the Fund Search box and select the fund from the search results.

The Banquet will honor the outstanding achievements of African Studies students, faculty, staff, and community members.  Tables of eight are available for purchase for $650.00. Support for individual students is $25.00. Early bird ticket purchases are due by Thursday, May 8, 2025 at $81.25 a piece. Day of Ceremony Tickets will be available in a very limited number for $85 each.

For those unable to attend in person, there is a Zoom link.  Join Zoom Meeting
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