For our next Black History Month feature, we want to shine a light on Francois S. Clemmons ’67. Clemmons is multi-talented: a Grammy-winning opera singer, founder of the Harlem Spiritual Ensemble, and an actor best known for portraying Officer Clemmons on the beloved TV show "Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood." Within the last few years, he also published a book, "Officer Clemmons: A Memoir." "Officer Clemmons" chronicles his lifelong search for a sense of belonging. “It’s a story of a young musician,” he explains, and of a place “where a young Black boy can go to learn to be gay,” which Clemmons felt was missing in his formative years. He details his connection with his grandfather, and how this inspired his love of music and singing. During graduate school at Carnegie Mellon, while singing in the Third Presbyterian Church in Pittsburgh, Clemmons met Fred Rogers. Rogers was immediately impressed by Clemmons’ powerful voice and essentially recruited him for the role of Officer Clemmons on...