Lynne Thompson ’72The poem expresses Thompson’s grief for young black women聽victimized by law enforcementThompson, who聽will serve as chair of the聽oard beginning聽July 2018, received her BA from Scripps and a JD from Southwestern University School of Law. An active member of the Los Angeles literary scene and a Pushcart Prize nominee, her poetry has been widely published and anthologized.