Common Beats: Drums Historically Linked To World-Wide Cultural History
“We truly are one world, from one tribe, playing one rhythm.” ~Michael Goude You are sitting in…
Racial Prejudices
Oreo…More Than Just A Cookie
Since its 1912 debut, more than 419 billion Oreos crossed the production line—making it one of America’s…
Race: Too Sensitive? Not Sensitive Enough?
Midway through a rousing rendition of En Vogue’s “Never Gonna Get It,” Cilka and I, singing into…
Biracial Babies: Identifying Children As Mixed Race
Marriage and color-blindness appear to be on the rise, according to the American Academy of Child and…
Mama, What Color Am I?
My 2-year-old daughter looked at my husband and said, “Daddy is tan.” She looked at me and…
Brothers Of Different Mothers
Lenny stared at the posting on his facebook wall with mixed emotions. His white classmate Ryan had…
What Is The Number One Wish In The World?
Every culture is unique in its own way. Yet, each shares common attributes, and similar desires. In…