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The Ramifications of Lynching in U.S. History
By Alicia Bonilla One of the Diversity Symposium events at Colorado State University held in recent years focused on the symbols and history of lynching in the U.S.A. That event featured a short documentary film, “An Outrage,” at the LSC […]
This week in Hidden Diversity: SADE
By Alicia Bonilla Helen Folasade Adu, most commonly known as Sade, was born in Ibadan, Nigeria. Ibadan is located in the Oyo State where many dialects of the Yoruba language are spoken. Her middle name is Yoruban, meaning: “Honor earns a […]
Being Multicultural Really Matters
The world is a complex, multicultural space. It’s composed of different continents and countries. If there’s one thing all of these different places have in common, it’s that they are all inhabited by people. These people have different backgrounds. The […]
In-between Club: Tomoka Mori — Part 2 of 3
Your “normal” is just a reflection of the world that you choose to see. This is one of the most powerful perspectives that I have come in touch with, in my life as a Third Culture Kid/Cross-Culture Kid (TCK/CCK). In […]
Joanes Prosper: Never Give Up On Your Dreams
Ask Joanes Prosper for the advice he’d give his younger self, and he’ll talk about dreams, and never, ever giving up on those dreams. Talk with him a little longer, and you quickly realize that for Prosper, founder and owner […]
Failure, Madea, and the significance of Tyler Perry’s Governors Award
Tyler Perry’s quilt is made up of great struggles and great triumphs. His quilt tells the story of a man who fought great adversity in order to not only empower himself, but to empower other Black and African-American creatives. How […]
Strong Showing of Diversity in The Movie ‘Birds of Prey’
The movie “Birds of Prey” is an action/superhero film for characters that are really villains, in a way. This movie used an all female cast for its main protagonists, all five of whom have their own unique background. Margot Robbie’s […]
Kanye West: A TCK Quadruple Threat, Part 2
Kardashian era Kanye West and Kim Kardashian were married in 2014 in Florence, Italy. The lavish, three-day affair cost a reported US $2.8 million with a 600 guest rehearsal dinner in the Palace of Versailles’ Hall of Mirrors. The union […]







