It was 1967, and a disheartened Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., felt uncertain about his next move. We don’t always picture great leaders in...

Photo by Gregoire Jeanneau  on Unsplash On October 26, 1882, tragedy struck the Tlingit village of Angoon on Alaska’s Southeast...

Photo by Boston Public Library on unsplash.com On October 25, 2024, at the Gila River Indian Community in Arizona, President Joe Biden...

I always get an uneasy feeling this time of year. Halloween approaches, and I grip for the stereotypes on parade that are sure to come....

Photo by Ana Municio via unsplash.com Once, I was teaching at a recreational vehicle corporation with some sales reps in Canada. I stood...

A friend and colleague of mine is often asked, “Where are you from?”   He answers simply, “Northbrook, Illinois.”   “No,” they comment,...

I mentioned in my last post that I work in corporate America and this country's School Districts. I've seen talented Asian Americans...

Continuing our series on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI), I wanted to discuss some common barriers my colleagues and...

It's May! Time to celebrate the heritage of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders. Heritage months are both crazy -...

Because if something is still happening, it's not over. TODAY'S THIRD WAVE OF SEGREGATION Why are our cities still so segregated? While...

#FairHousingMonth The Second Wave of Segregation: The Federal Government Gets Involved With the isolated Black and White areas in place...

For April's Fair Housing month, Sue explores the first wave of housing segregation in the 1920s and 30s.

WOMEN’S HISTORY QUIZ Do you know who Grace Lee Boggs was? What about Peggy Alexander? Read to the end of this blog post to see if you...

I was in the fourth grade in 1959 when I attended the band demonstration at my grammar school on the southwest side of Chicago. Mr....

Black History Month is a great time to consider the many, many people, groups and organizations that worked so hard to make change...

Holidays and anniversaries only make up the tip of a culture’s essence, but even with these seemingly commonplace celebrations, we can...

One day I was shopping in a drugstore with a friend who is Black. I was buying some mousse for my hair. I walked down a center aisle and...

After college, I worked at an ad agency. I was having a great time there and loved the people for whom I worked. One of my coworkers,...