Jessica Hilger 20 Nov 2019 Even after dating for a couple of years, Akilah Monifa J.D. ’83 and Natalie were not sure marriage was right for them. But Akilah’s intuition was speaking. “I decided it would be foolish to hold on to this notion that I had before that I’ll never get married again,” says Akilah. The union is based, in part, on the thing that first brought them together—writing. That’s why, following an October 2019 ceremony at Oakland’s Bellevue Club, the pair held a reception at the African American Museum and Library in Oakland where Natalie and Akilah took turns reading their work, exploring their own intersectionalities. Natalie’s book, Black Woman White Skin, talks about growing up with albinism as a woman of color. The couple shares a passion for telling their truths. And these stories that brought them together all have a theme of love and acceptance. Akilah and Natalie invited close family and friends to their three-day wedding celebration, including SCU associate professor of law Margalynne J. Armstrong.
Founding Family Santa Clara’s Rainbow Resource Center, one of the few such havens for LGBTQ students on a Jesuit college campus, celebrates its 10th anniversary this year. Tatiana Sanchez ’10, 26 Oct 2021 share < 1 min read
A Debate for the Ages In The Fire Is Upon Us, Nicholas Buccola ’01 details the 1965 debate between James Baldwin, leading voice of the civil rights movement, and so-called father of modern American conservatism William Buckley Jr. Tatiana Sanchez ’10, 26 Oct 2021 share < 1 min read
A Major Debut Tommy Nance ’14 made his MLB debut almost seven years to the day since his father was diagnosed with ALS. Lauren Loftus, 25 Oct 2021 share < 1 min read
Carrying the Torch Santa Clara alums served as play-by-play announcers at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Matt Morgan, 25 Oct 2021 share < 1 min read