As a young, black male living in the world, I am constantly reminded of my skin color. Whether it be the personal time I've taken to...

This election wasn't the first time people threatened to leave the country if a particular political party came to power. It's a threat...

“He shot an unarmed kid” was the first comment I heard regarding the murder of Trayvon Martin. It was a discussion between two people at...

Scanning television channels at my grandmother’s home, I stopped on Boyz n the Hood. My grandmother asked me to turn off the, “black...

February 10 was my two-year anniversary in Colombia. When I moved, my friend, Kathryn, was doing a documentary about people emigrating...

The baby boomers are those born between 1946 -1964. The following generation, “Generation X,” was born between 1965 – 1984. There are...

There’s a dozen of us standing on a street corner outside of the US Embassy in Bogotá. The signs in our hands address sexism, racism,...

I struggled with what my first blog piece would be. There are so many topics to be discussed. But I thought it best to start with this...

Hi! Welcome to the Echoes Blog. Before I get started, let me tell you a little bit about where this comes from. When I wrote Echoes of...