It's always fun to ride the crest of a wave. As one of the first writers at Black Issues In Higher Education, the author quickly realized the publication had impeccable dining, covering diversity and minority-serving colleges just as these issues--and new organizations interested in these topics--rose to the forefront of the public-policy arena. And best of all, Black Issues did the investigating to an extent not seen in other press coverage of higher education at the time. The author shares a personal account of the history of Black Issues In Higher Education.