Photo Gallery: Away from the Spotlight


Van's Family:

  Van as a child with his family.
Van as a child with his family.
Van's Family:
Van as a child with his family.
Van as a child with his family.
Van and His Family:
Van, his son Cabral and his partner Jana.
Van, his son Cabral and his partner Jana.
Graduation Day:
Van and his twin sister Angela as they graduate from high school in 1986.
Van and his twin sister Angela as they graduate from high school in 1986.
In Mozambique:
Van in Mozambique, standing on an avenue named for the African freedom fighter for whom Van would later name his son.
Van in Mozambique, standing on an avenue named for the African freedom fighter for whom Van would later name his son.
Portrait of the Activist as a Young Man:
Van as a Yale law student in 1992.
Van as a Yale law student in 1992.
Van and Cabral:
Van and his son Cabral behind the Ella Baker Center offices.
Van and his son Cabral behind the Ella Baker Center offices.
The Table Has Turned:
It's Cabral's turn to pacify dad.
It's Cabral's turn to pacify dad.
Van and Cabral:
Van with Cabral at Bioneers in 2006.
Van with Cabral at Bioneers in 2006.
Van and Cabral:
Cabral keeps himself busy with the yogurt while dad talks shop.
Cabral keeps himself busy with the yogurt while dad talks shop.
Cabral:
Van's son Cabral.
Van's son Cabral.