Kemi Kehinde is a senior on the prelaw route at UAlbany, majoring in English honors with a double minor in psychology and philosophy. As a member of the English Honors Program, Kehinde wrote a research thesis examining the ways in which the discourses of Afro-pessimism and Afropolitanism have undermined the experiences and recognition of African people. For this achievement, she was awarded the Vivian C. Hopkins Award, the Situation Prize for Research, and the 2019 Presidential Award for Undergraduate Research. Outside the classroom, she interns at a small law firm (Makelele & Associates) and is a member of Her Campus Albany, African Student Association, and Women and Children’s Rights in Africa.