“Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.” — James BaldwinI’ve led dialogue groups in many...
Magnificent adobe homes, offering stunning mountain views, dot the foothills overlooking Tucson. Modest one-story stuccos in Central Tucson are...
By ANDREA AYVAZIANLast Sunday, when the service began at Alden Baptist Church at the top of the State Street hill in Springfield, Miss Anessyah...
The best part of being a state representative is talking to people or rather listening to people. In a world where communication is rapid and...
Recently, I read the special section in The New York Times entitled “Redefining Representation: The Women of the 116th Congress,” and I felt more...
Every night, I cuddle with my preschooler and I tell him he’s my prince. Not just my prince. Mera shehzaada. It’s the Urdu word for prince but...
I’m headed north on Amtrak’s Auto Train having just left the Sunshine State for my home in Massachusetts. As I work on this month’s column, I’m...
“Do you mind that Isabel wants to meet at an Indian restaurant?” asked a former student of mine as we walked on a cold day in Beijing, China. Mind?...