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Interview by Alexandra McCraven, Yale 21' and Henry Jacob, Yale 21' Transcription by Grace Blaxill, Yale 22' Alex McCraven: Yes, I'm really curious about how you envision philanthropy as an agent for social change and how you see this new shift of the Mellon Foundation being at the forefront of

Written by Nathalie Beauchamps, Yale 21' Edited by Fiona Benson, Yale 22' and Esther Reichek, Yale 23' The monument in America represents and ideologizes; it embodies value. Cheryl I. Harris, J.D. discusses the idea of a “valued social identity” in her article “Whiteness as Property.” This social identity is

Interview by Henry Jacob, Yale 21' Transcription by Nick Jacobson, Yale 23' YHR: You used the phrase “endangered species” to describe the political climate of your formative years. With COVID-19 a new form of vulnerability has emerged. Please discuss how social conditions enable this pandemic to disproportionately affect communities of

Interview by Henry Jacob, Yale 21' Transcription by Jared Brunner, Yale 22' YHR: Through your conversations with these activists you learned that some of the best sources remain undiscovered. On the topic of repressed perspectives, I want to shift our conversation to the archive. In 2018, you wrote an article

Written by Annie Roberts, Yale 21' Edited by Meghanlata Gupta, Yale 21' and Eva Magyar, Yale 22' A portrait of three men seated around a small wooden table hangs on the walls of the Yale Center for British Art. Even from a quick glance the sitters’ importance is clear for

Interview by Henry Jacob, Yale 21' Transcription by Emilia Fernández, Yale 23' YHR: You mentioned spaces of cultural edification that you now enjoy because of your parents. Unfortunately, no one can use these resources in person today. But access to these places has been unequal far before COVID-19. On May

Written by Brian Reyes, Yale 21' Edited by Eva Magyar, Yale 21' Along with the renewed mainstream focus on racial inequality this summer came a resurgence of interest in Black-owned businesses. Lists proliferated on social media showcasing businesses to support in various cities, including New Haven. Even Netflix pledged $100

Interview by Henry Jacob, Yale 21' Transcription by Margaret Hedeman, Yale 22' YHR: You have used the phrase “sit at someone’s feet” a few times when discussing your evolution as a creator. How does it feel now to be the creator and to execute your vision from start to

Interview by Henry Jacob, Yale 21' Transcription by Meera Shoaib, Yale 22' YHR: You noted that attending Stockton and Rutgers felt like a “fortune.” You also alluded to the strength of your undergraduate classes as well as the brilliance of your mentors in graduate school. What classes throughout your schooling

Interview by Henry Jacob, Yale 21' Transcription by Rachel Blatt, Yale 23' YHR: I first encountered your work in a graduate seminar on organicism. Habeas Viscus: Racializing Assemblages, Biopolitics, and Black Feminist Theories of the Human was the final reading and perhaps the most enlightening because it offered a new

Interviewed by Henry Jacob, Yale 21' Transcribed by Eva Magyar, Yale 22' YHR:​ Today I have the pleasure of speaking with Françoise Hamlin, Associate Professor of History and Africana Studies at Brown University. FH: ​The pleasure is mine. Undergraduates at Yale and Brown are very industrious and creative so I’