Good Grief. Another Noose?

Columbia Students Protest Noose Found at TC

A couple of weeks ago, an Iranian-American journalist asked me to articulate my thoughts about Jena and race in the US.
“Don’t you feel that the African-American community is legitimately disturbed by the nooses,” she asked.
I laughed long, hard and somewhat bitterly before giving her my [...]

Mo’ Money in Africa

Michael Bell, a lifelong Philadelphia resident and special-ed teacher, uses his Summer vacation to travel. Give him a couple of beers and a little downtime and he’ll point to five out of seven continents on a map. He has a story for every one.
“Ah! India! ” he’ll say, laughing. “The people are great but, [...]