There have been many misconceptions about the lives of Africans before the advent of European and American colonization. According to some historians, Africans were nothing more than savages whose only contributions to the world were farming and slaves. However, this is not true. The history of ancient Africa is…
By: Amanda Tensom Every produce we buy, every bite we take, we are negotiating our identities with our food, establishing who we are based on how we shop for food. Now, while food isn't the center of our identities, it does certainly say something about who we are as…
By Ron Kemp What a marvelous story of acceptance!! At a time when we’re grasping and struggling for acceptance, at a time when we’re losing teen after teen after LGBT teen to suicide because of a lack thereof, we get this heartwarming story from Jessica Romani about her brother,…
By: Daniel Mantil There are obviously a lot of Christian imperatives, some of which have been misinterpreted or mistranslated for centuries, some of which could just be taken as allegorical, and then others that are as clear as day. But one of them seems absolutely crystal clear, and ever…
(written with the help of fans) I am working on a little girl. Her mother is hovering like a honeybee that cannot get back into the hive. “Is mom all right?” I ask the girl with a smile. Her eyes crinkle up at the sides, the only sign that…
By: Geoffrey Yonil I imagine that if you clicked on this link to read this article, then you probably already have some idea of what Kony 2012 is, presumably. If you don’t, then I’d advise you read about it on Invisible Children, Inc.’s website, since they could do a…
Poor California. The path to equality in that state has been strewn with boulders and brambles, and the quest has put advocates of same-sex marriage through more heart-stopping changes than anyone should have to bear. It all started back in 2005—a light-year ago in the history of marriage…
By: Eddie Vince It was Albert Camus that postulated that we must look at Sisyphus, the Ancient Greek myth of a king punished by the gods to roll the same boulder up a hill for eternity, and picture him as happy. Camus looked into the face of the absurdity…
By OcJim A culture that produces a Rush Limbaugh and his millions of “ditto-head” followers is not healthy. In too many realms of American society, rewards are for the wrong personal attributes, the wrong attitudes, and are distorted toward the wrong results. The most productive, the smartest, the most…
By Kenny Smith In an intriguing piece written for the New York Times, journalist David Segal traces out some of the early consequences of President Obama’s October 2009 announcement that federal law enforcement will no longer prosecute users and suppliers of medical marijuana, provided they are in compliance with…