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Rashad, who joins the ranks of previous honorees including Poet Laureate Gwendolyn Brooks and poet Faye Jessica Care Moore, was lauded by organizers for using her presence on “The Cosby Show” to counteract stereotypes.
Each year, the BMF presents the “Woman of The Year” award to an exemplary woman of color. Past honorees include Gwendolyn Brooks, Jessica Care Moore, Faye Wattleton and Professor Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham.
For Braxton-Brooks, a special concentrator in Performance Studies and Performing Texts, her staged thesis let her combine her artistic interests as a dancer with her questions about “fantasized notions” of Brazilian culture in the Western mind.
Those interested in studying dance academically have typically had to apply for a special concentration. But Braxton-Brooks says there were just enough relevant classes for her to complete her concentration requirements.
Braxton-Brooks says she remains optimistic that more students will find academic opportunities to study dance.