cross culture

There’s an old adage that says, “Love comes when you least expect it.” Cara and Brandon Kelley, and now their son Sidney, are living proof that there’s truth to that proverb. Growing up a world apart, they had no clue that a chance encounter on social media would end in the creation of a happy family. For anyone who hears the story, it seems like destiny.

When I decided to travel to Kenya, I centered my documentary for Global Storytelling for Global Development around understanding the beauty of the Maasai culture. I couldn’t have been more excited about spending time with the people and learning about their traditions, rituals and daily life.

The Hollywood film industry has been heavily criticized in the past because of the lack of representation and diversity among casts of films and movies. In recent years, the rise of social media and the ability to state our thoughts on a public platform have upped the conversation around this issue — and the 71st Emmy Awards, which aired September 22, 2019, was no exception.

Emmy nominees Laverne Cox and Patricia Arquette speak out about the Title VII U.S. Supreme Court case happening on October 8th, 2019.

Jimmy Chin and Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi take home the Outstanding Directing Emmy for their documentary, “Free Solo.”

RuPaul’s call for voter registration and active voters has positive impacts on those with hidden diversity within the United States, even if they cannot vote.

Explore this city’s history and culture As the English writer Samuel Johnson once said: “Why, Sir, you find no man, at all intellectual, who is willing to leave London. No, Sir, when a man is tired of London, he is […]

In the all-too-swift arc that is the story of our lives, we touch thousands, change many, and are ourselves changed — often for the better. If we’re fortunate, our children become our friends, and they are there to honor the work we’ve done in the world when it’s our time to leave it. Such is the story of Edna Motley and her daughter Sonja.