Monthly Archives: August 2014

Porch Killings and Chokeholds, or Death of the Unarmed Black Man: What’s It All About?

It’s happened again. It’s all too familiar and I’ve wondered whether things will ever change. Will there ever come a day within my lifetime when black people in the United States will no longer have to fear an untimely death at the hands of those who should be a source of protection? During the past […]

Natives Speak: Israelis of Different Backgrounds Share Their Views

  A short time before the present conflict between Israel and Hamas, I asked some of my Israeli friends to answer interview questions that I sent them with the aim of helping people who live outside of the conflict understand the feelings, ideas, and the reality of those living within the conflict. I sent the […]