PHOTOS BY MIKKI K. HARRIS

Malcolm Brogdon graduates in May 2016 from the University of Virginia’s Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy with a master’s degree in public policy. His next steps after graduation have not been confirmed, but he has positioned himself to have options that will force him to make a pretty tough decision: play professional basketball or work toward his goal of starting a non-governmental organization that changes lives in developing countries.

Malcolm’s leadership, drive and understanding of self are traits that have helped him succeed as a scholar and as an athlete, but what’s most impressive is the example he sets, and the lasting positive impact he makes on life, both on and beyond the basketball court.

Meek School Assistant Professor

The Bernie Sanders campaign stops at Morehouse College in Atlanta during his “Feel the Bern” tour before the South Carolina Democratic presidential primaries Feb. 27, 2016. A multi-ethnic crowd with a range of ages filled the arena to hear Sanders discuss the minimum wage, college costs and social justice.

Covering the rally took me back to my start in journalism, covering the New Hampshire Democratic primary, and the Republican and Democratic national conventions of 2004. They are the front-row-to-history (in this case, press-riser) events that as a photojournalist push you to find faces and moments that tell the story of the event, allowing those who were not present to feel as if they were there.