Ms. Alexandra Zeppeiro

honors junior Philosophy major, African American studies minor, and Mellon Mays Fellow

Alexandra Zeppeiro is an honors junior Philosophy major, African American studies minor, and Mellon Mays Fellow at Howard University. Currently she is Managing Editor of Articles for the Howard University Journal of Philosophy, Secretary for the Ukweli Research Journal, and President of the Philosophy club. As an Anna Julia Cooper Intern at The Living Water Center, she collaborated with Dr. Anika Prather to establish the Blacks in Classics Museum in Alexandria, Virginia. Ms. Zeppeiro has presented at the 16th Annual VCU Politics and Government Student Research Conference and participated in the Summer CUSP program at Penn State, focusing on the metaphysical debate surrounding race. With aspirations for a PhD in the humanities, her interdisciplinary work delves into African American philosophy, critical philosophy of race, raciolingusitics, and digital humanities, aiming to illustrate the interconnectedness of race and class in Black identity perceptions within the United States.