Photograph by Leah L. Jones, Photographer, National Museum of African American History & Culture, Smithsonian Institution.
Harvard Magazine review is scheduled for the September-October issue).
In the announcement, HAA president John J. West Jr., M.B.A. ’95, who will serve as host at the annual meeting, said of Young, “He is a chronicler, curator, steward and teacher of history, using his significant intellectual and creative powers to safeguard, celebrate, and tell the stories of America’s difficult past.” Young said, “It’s an honor to return to talk to the Harvard Alumni Association about my time at Harvard and our own tumultuous times. I am eager to speak to the challenges and opportunities facing our cultural institutions, as well as read poems that take in history and Harvard too.”