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Henry Louis Gates Jr. (Clare ’79)

Henry Louis Gates Jr. is an American literary critic, professor, historian, filmmaker who has made waves in the field of academia.  Gates Jr. attended Yale University for his undergraduate degree and graduated in 1973 with a Bachelor of Arts summa cum laude in history. He is the first African-American to be awarded an Andrew W. […]

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Kwame Akroma-Ampim Kusi Anthony Appiah (Clare ’75)

Kwame Akroma-Ampim Kusi Anthony Appiah FRSL is an ethicist, novelist, and scholar of global philosophy.  Appiah was born in London on May 8, 1954, and moved to the city of Kumasi, Ghana, shortly after. As a child, Appiah was exposed to multicultural influences. His father, Joseph Emmanuel Appiah, was from Ghana, while his mother, Peggy […]