Every year, millions of Muslims take a pilgrimage to Mecca to participate in a spiritual exercise known as the hajj. As one of the Five …

In 2008, I lived in Accra, Ghana in West Africa for just over a year. I was sent there by the International Center for Journalists …

I opened the mail last week and low and behold the package contained an author-autographed copy of “Alone atop the Hill, Pioneer of the Pioneer …

For Jessica Garrett Modkins, our old neighborhood has taken on a meaning greater than simply the place where the children on the block gathered to …

It’s October and for many around the world the month ushers in an important event: The focus on breast cancer awareness. It is a time …

There are few things in life that are certain. One of those things is how  a day at the hair or nail salon can make …

I am a staunch Baptist, raised in the shadow of fire and brimstone, surrounded by women in broad hats and below-the-knee skirts and men in …

So what’s the story with kale? The Gucci-zation of kale has me and, dare I say, a lot of others, simply mystified. Somewhere in the …

Last week’s tragic murder of two journalists in Virginia sent shock waves through the journalism community all over the world. And it made me shudder. …

Sometimes the day doesn’t begin as you thought it might. Sunday, August 16, 2015, was one of those days. Having just flown into Vienna, Austria …