Growing up brown in a white U.S. town
When I was seven, I cried about having brown skin. I barely exist among the moon’s bloodless glow that speaks…
The sound of a bullet visits us daily
The sound of a bullet goes out my door and walks up my street. It buys from the corner store…
My reflections on the scars of African colonialism
The African man is in an impossible situation. He is neither the man before colonization nor a true Westerner. He…
Hate crimes surge as Italy cracks down on migrants
Hate crimes have surged in Italy as a new governing coalition takes a hard line on immigrants, capitalizing on citizens'…
America’s problems coping with racists
Who would have thought seven decades ago that a German chancellor would rebuke a U.S. American president for failing to…
Identity and prejudice in the age of Trump
Donald Trump tapped into racism to win the White House. But I assert my identity -- Middle Eastern, Jewish, female…
Muhammad Ali: Brash, bold, brilliant
Muhammad Ali shattered conventions inside and outside the boxing ring, and he forever changed the relationship between sports stars and…
Woodrow Wilson: Racist or Progressive?
He was U.S. president and won the Nobel Peace Prize. But should Woodrow Wilson's name be removed from a U.S.…
Decoding U.S. Race Relations
One hundred fifty years after the end of the U.S. Civil War, race relations remain a problem, highlighted recently by…