Yale Alumni Magazine’s cover announced
this month that the university “seeks smart students from poor
families.” As the illustration of a white man in a business suit
reaching past low-hanging fruit demonstrates, Yale believes “they’re out
there—but hard to find.” I guess my alma mater feels fortunate to have
found me–a native of East Flatbush, Brooklyn and the descendant of a
housekeeper, doorman, drug addict, and prisoner. I completed a Master’s
and Ph.D there in African American Studies and Political Science in 2002
and 2006, respectively.
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