Black Lives
Black alums share their stories.
Editor’s Choice
June 24, 2020
Online Exclusives
On George Floyd’s killing and racial injustice in America.
Being the Light I Wish to See
I went overboard once. Now I do it as often as I can.
by Janet Savage
The Weight of It All
Is a bulletproof superhero the only Black man who can survive a police encounter?
by Johnathon Briggs
‘Black Male: Guilty Until Proven Innocent’
It pains me that these words I wrote in 1992 still ring true today.
by Cory Booker
My Dinner with a Klansman
Cassandra Knight, ’91, JD ’94, and her mother find themselves face-to-face with a former grand dragon of the KKK.
by Deni Ellis Béchard
The Power of Place
Inside the museum that shimmers with light on the National Mall—“a rich picture of African American life.”
Stories Spill Out of Her
Amina Gautier, ’99, MA ’99, is ‘writing her heart out.’
by Sam Scott