“#BlackandHooded” founders Anthony Wright and Brian Keith Allen found an opportunity to celebrate the achievements of their peers in graduate programs while developing a network of Black academics via social media.
“After the hashtag went viral and people were posting all of their graduation photos online, Anthony came up with the idea of finding a way to not only sustain engagement with the Black academic community, but also give back and lift as we climb,” Allen said.
“#BlackandHooded” began with a phone conversation in 2017. Wright reached out to Allen just a few months before both of them would graduate from their respective master’s programs. Wright pursued his degree from Indiana University’s Higher Education and Student Affairs MS.Ed. program and Allen received his from Columbia University’s Higher and Postsecondary Education MA program. Read more…
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