Rashid Darden’s work and experiences have inspired conversations about what it means to live authentically, build community, and find purpose in a changing world. Through interviews and media appearances, he shares the perspectives that inform his writing, leadership, and engagement with the world around him.
Explore selected features and conversations that offer a closer look at the ideas, experiences, and convictions that shape his work.
Interviews, Profiles, & Critiques
- 2026: Interview with Rashid Darden (C’01), January 3, 2026 We are Georgetown: Celebrating our Black History
- 2025: A Peculiar Legacy Critique by Jendi Reiter for Winning Writers
- 2024: “Deep Enough for a Lifetime of Exploration: Conversations with Quaker Creative Writers” Friends Journal
- 2021: Living Out Loud 2.0 with Darian Aaron: E. Lynn Harris & Me: Novelist Rashid Darden Reflects On The Legacy Of ‘Invisible Life’ Author
- 2020: Living Out Loud 2.0 with Darian Aaron: Author Rashid Darden Talks New Books, And Why Writing Black Gay Stories Is Necessary
- 2013: Interview on Geek Mundo by Estefany Gonzalez
Selected Articles & Commentary
- 2019: “New D.C. Middle School to be Renamed for Ida B. Wells” The Washington Informer
- 2019: “Arrest in fatal shooting of young graduate, but still few answers” The Washington Post
- 2019: “Lives Lost 2019” The Washington City Paper
- 2018: “‘Black Panther’ is much more than a superhero movie for black Americans” ThinkProgress
- 2018: “MLK’s Legacy in the Classroom: Truncated and Tidied Up” Education Week
- 2017: “The subversion of an exquisite corpus: against the grain with David Bowie,” by Toija Cinque Continuum (Journal of Media and Cultural Studies)
Interviews & Conversations
Explore conversations with Rashid Darden about writing, creativity, leadership, faith, identity, and community.
Last updated October 11, 2026.