A Photo Campaign for Social Action: I, Too, Am Harvard

Black Students at Harvard University are raising their voices about what it is like to be Black on Campus.

“A photo campaign highlighting the faces and voices of black students at Harvard College. Our voices often go unheard on this campus, our experiences are devalued, our presence is questioned– this project is our way of speaking back, of claiming this campus, of standing up to say: We are here. This place is ours. We, TOO, are Harvard. The #itooamharvard photo campaign is inspired by I, Too, Am Harvard, a play based on interviews with members of the black community exploring and affirming our diverse experiences as black students at Harvard College. “

For more information you can visit the I, Too, Am Harvard Facebook page, follow the campaign on twitter @iTooAmHarvard, and follow the conversation there using the #itooamharvard hashtag.

I also encourage you to visit the website for the photo campaign, which I’m placing in the Blogs You Should Read Category.

Visit I, Too, Am Harvard

I, Too, Sing America—By Langston Hughes

I, too, sing America.

I am the darker brother.
They send me to eat in the kitchen
When company comes,
But I laugh,
And eat well,
And grow strong.

Tomorrow,
I’ll be at the table
When company comes.
Nobody’ll dare
Say to me,
“Eat in the kitchen,”
Then.

Besides,
They’ll see how beautiful I am
And be ashamed—

I, too, am America.

Ubuntu,

From Aspiring Humanitarian, Relando Thompkins, MSW, LLMSW

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