NYU Africa House has awarded Photography & Imaging chair Dr. Deborah Willis with a Hero Award. The award is given in recognition of her work examining photography’s multifaceted histories, visual culture, the photographic history of slavery and emancipation, contemporary women photographers, and beauty.
The award will be conferred at the Africa House Gala Celebration on April 18 at 6:00PM.
Other honorees include:
- His Excellency Dr. Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete, Former President of the United Republic of Tanzania (2005 to 2015), Africa House Visiting Scholar in Residence (Spring 2018)
- Dr. Benedict Oramah, President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the African Export–Import Bank (Afreximbank)
- Mr. Kehinde Wiley, Artist
- Mr. J. Max Bond, Jr., Architect and Educator
