Photo: Rachel Sender

In 2015, the University of Missouri campus erupted in protests that made international news after several instances of racial harassment set off a Black student-led movement to change the school—and inspired movements on campuses nationwide.

Central to comprehending what united Black students in the fight for change—and what has changed—is an understanding of what students call “Black Mizzou.” A new audio documentary explores this campus within a campus. 

In being selected as the running mate to Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic nominee for president, Howard University graduate and California senator Kamala Harris became the first Black candidate for vice president.

But this week, Harris's selection also is being seen as a leap forward for historically Black colleges from Alabama to Louisiana to Washington, D.C.