Part of healing is allowing ourselves to acknowledge the fullness of our family stories and the courage that it takes to leave behind the familiar and build a life in an unfamiliar place. When I attended the launch and read The Great Triumph: A Memoir of Courage and Devotion, written by Jeanne Saddler, I heard...

During Women’s History Month, I would like to big up Sheila S. Walker, a cultural anthropologist, documentary filmmaker, and Executive Director of Global African Diaspora. For decades she has traveled and documented the African Diaspora globally, filling in the profound lacunas in our knowledge of the history and culture of our people. In books and...