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.
Teaching Empathy, Growing Peace Seeing war and studying for his Ph.D. taught Bill Stover that empathy can make peace possible. It’s something he spent the rest of his life teaching others. Leslie Griffy, 26 Jun 2020 share 2 min read
Growing Support Jay MacIntosh ’86 kickstarted a nonprofit to help former foster kids make the transition to adulthood. Jessica Hilger, 15 Apr 2020 share < 1 min read
Stopping Stigma Srisruthi Ramesh ’17 works in Southern India to eliminate stigma associated with important parts of a woman’s life. Tracy Seipel, 06 Apr 2020 share 4 min read
Collecting Success Following stints as a scriptwriter on Happy Days to producing Hannah Montana, Barry O’Brien ’79 is tackling his biggest role yet as showrunner of The Bone Collector TV adaptation. Lucy Nino, 06 Apr 2020 share 2 min read