Afra Ankita
Afra Ankita is a computer science and economics student at Northeastern University. Her interests include accessibility, behavioral economics, and the use of technology to create more equitable systems. She works with Reckonings and Black History in Action (BHAC) on projects ranging from refining a map of Roxbury’s Jazz Square to analyzing 1950s census data on Black homeownership in Cambridge and developing oral history initiatives. On campus, Afra serves as Treasurer of the Bangladeshi Student Association and is a member of Phi Sigma Rho, a STEM-based sorority supporting women in technical fields.