However, they stand on the shoulders of Black intellectuals who have been doing this dance for generations. But whether in newsrooms or on campuses, Black intellectuals face unique struggles in this country, as I learned from one of my favorite professors at Howard, Dr Clint Wilson II. In the 1990s when I attended Howard, Wilson was the faculty adviser of the student newspaper the Hilltop, named by Zora Neale Hurston in 1924. Part of our job as educators is to train Black students to know their worth when they leave our cocoon. Outside of the gaze of national television cameras, Black intellectuals continue to make similar sacrifices every day.

Source: The Guardian July 13, 2021 19:07 UTC