After this post, I am putting this issue to bed. I am tucking it under the sheets, turning off the light, saying good night, and closing...

After growing up in Chicago, I fell in love with the winter seasons of what some economists mis-frame as the Global South. In Mexico, and...

How would you define Umoja? Umoja is the Swahili word for unity. It is also a rallying cry for people of the African diaspora to...

It's business as usual. After the disappointing election results, I opened an encouraging email and read that, despite Tuesday's outcome,...

Do you care if Fani let Nathan touch her fanny? According to the Oxford Dictionary, fanny is vulgar slang for a woman's genitals in...

Can you inhale oxygen and exhale carbon dioxide? Yes, that's how we survive. The answer was obvious if you passed your second-grade...

It's that time of year. The traffic is heavy in the morning and picks up again around 3 PM. School has resumed in some countries. We...

On Juneteenth, I sat at my desk and gazed out the window. I searched between the blue sky's white clouds for questions, answers, and...

A luta continua. This phrase inspired a song by Miriam Makeba’s daughter and an album by Big Youth. It also became the title of a film...

What will it take for you to rise? Perhaps, it's injustice or the delicate touch of a partner. I’m unaware of your mental state this...

Did you forget? Income taxes are due April 18, 2023, in the United States. How do you feel about this requirement? Perhaps, it's not a...

About two weeks ago, I received another email message. It wasn't from a student asking for a letter of recommendation or from a...

When you reflect before sleep, the ideas can create scenes in your dreams. Dreams possess the potential to transform communities,...

The band played. An awkward silence followed the first two selections. Things were about to start, and anticipation pushed the audience...

During this Women’s History Month, let me remind you that you do not have to go far to celebrate the contributions of women to our...

Do you ever fall for clickbait? By clickbait, I am not referencing the popular Netflix Limited Series, Clickbait. Instead, I am asking...

On most weekdays, you can find me between the shoulders of Malcolm X and the gaze of Mahatma Gandhi. I have pictures of these legendary...

Did you vote in this year's election? I am not attempting to shame you if you decided to stay home and not vote. In some past elections,...

Last week, we witnessed the shooting of Jacob Blake and the loss of Black Panther’s star Chadwick Boseman. What’s next in 2020? With the...