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Promoting Economic Justice

Wole Coaxum

The son of Williams College’s first Black president of the Society of Alumni, Bicentennial Medalist Wole Coaxum '92 left behind his managing director position at J.P. Morgan after Michael Brown was killed in Ferguson, MO. That event compelled him to think about how he could leverage his Wall Street experience and contacts to address the racial wealth gap. Continue reading »

Socially Engaged Scholarship

Chaedria LaBouvier

Bicentennial Medalist Chaédria LaBouvier '07 is the first Black curator, first Black woman, first curator of Cuban descent and first Black author of a catalogue in the Guggenheim’s 80 year history, with her exhibition, “Basquiat’s Defacement: The Untold Story.” Continue reading »