At Spelman, Blackness wasn't the first thing everybody saw, because it was something we all had in common, writes Nadia Harden. I didn't have to spend those formative four years of my life trying to assimilate and silence myself.
The author, on the far right, and two classmates at their graduation from Spelman College in May 2013. ’s note: Nadia Harden is the chief of staff and program director for the New Commonwealth Fund , a Boston-based philanthropy that supports Black, Latino and Indigenous entrepreneurs, innovators and nonprofits., one of 100 Historically Black Colleges and Universities , which are honored every September. Harden grew up in the Washington, D.C.
So, choosing to apply to Spelman, a school that would meet my academic and cultural needs, was really a last-minute decision I made with my parents, outside of my high schools extremely structured application system. I said, “Hey Dad, you know, this is the choice I want to make,” and he was fully supportive. Also, a lot of my family members and some of the most influential people in my life, attended HBCUs -- Howard, Hampton, Virginia Union — so there’s a long history there.
That kind of attitude continued during the conversation in our AP government class around race and politics. And honestly, I was just really sick of having the conversation — of being in an environment where that’s where every conversation always started.
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