April was Jazz Appreciation Month, a month to celebrate the history and heritage of this uniquely American genre.
My mother later told me that in Pakistan, there’s a superstition that the less milk you put in your tea—the darker your tea is—the darker your skin will become.
Protesting Liang’s conviction, at the expense of Akai Gurley’s life, perpetuates the idea that some lives are worth more than others.
When we hear about ‘An American Soldier,’ let’s not just immortalize Danny Chen, but also Harry Lew, Brushaun X. Anderson, and those whose voices are not yet heard.
This is the colored man’s burden. To always look up to a higher power. Not a god or a deity, but a man with desire.