[VidConnect vidp=’17617′ vidn=’2′ vidt=’default’ vidv=’zDm7f-eFyCQ’]The Bastard Child is a compelling true story of a man overcoming adversity and social stigmatization. The author, Leroy M. Allen, was born and raised in the Cherry Hill section of South Baltimore. Growing up on the streets and in a culture of survival, his lifestyle was extremely dysfunctional and included lots of abuse and adversity. Fiercely protected and loved by a mother, who lacked skills and resources to support the family, The Bastard Child, tells about the love and initiative Leroy had […]

Modern Cuba comes alive in a vibrant portrait of a group of families’ varied journeys in one community over the last twenty years. Cubans today, most of whom have lived their entire lives under the Castro regime, are hesitantly embracing the future. In his new book, Anthony DePalma, a veteran reporter with years of experience in Cuba, focuses on a neighborhood across the harbor from Old Havana to dramatize the optimism as well as the enormous challenges that Cubans face: a moving snapshot of Cuba with all […]

Fighting Coronavirus with Faith: Religious and Parareligious Responses to Covid-19 in Rural Banglade Many communities in Asia, Africa, and Latin America—often left out of human-computer interaction (HCI) discussions—defy the boundary of scientific rationality and seek healthcare and well-being from various traditional faith-based practices. For example, Sout… Read More…

Fighting Coronavirus with Faith: Religious and Parareligious Responses to Covid-19 in Rural Banglade Many communities in Asia, Africa, and Latin America—often left out of human-computer interaction (HCI) discussions—defy the boundary of scientific rationality and seek healthcare and well-being from various traditional faith-based practices. For example, Sout… Read More…

With a foreword by Tim Wise, Raising White Kids is for families, churches, educators, and communities who want to equip their children to be active and able participants in a society that is becoming one of the most racially diverse in the world while remaining full of racial tensions. For white people who are committed to equity and justice, living in a nation that remains racially unjust and deeply segregated creates unique conundrums. These conundrums begin early in life and impact the racial development of white children […]

Three years before the events of 9/11, Osama bin Laden sent al Qaeda suicide bombers on a coordinated attack to destroy the U.S. embassies in Nairobi, Kenya, and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. That day, August 7, 1998, more than two hundred people were killed and thousands were wounded. Responding immediately, the FBI launched the largest international investigation in its history. Within months, suspects were arrested in six countries. The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York indicted twenty-two individuals, including the elusive bin Laden. In […]