Today, we reflect on the remarkable journey of Ishmael Beah. Human rights activist Ishmael Beah ’04 is the New York Times best-selling author of A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier, which recounts his experience as a 13-year-old forced to fight in the Sierra Leonean government army. Today, he travels the world as a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador and has written two novels. Photo by John Madere #bhm #oberlinalumni #oberlin #oberlincollege #oberlinohio #blackhistorymonth #highered