Columnist and podcast host for the San Diego Union-Tribune.
Their journeys to the United States, their experiences since arriving here, and their relationships to their home countries are very different, which is part of the point. Lola Adeyemo and Leonora...
It’s been 50 years since the prison population in the United States began ballooning to among the largest in the world. Today, nearly 1 out of every 100 adults in the U.S. is in prison or jail,...
As President Joe Biden spoke during the commencement ceremony at Howard University in Washington, D.C., last weekend, he mentioned that “the most dangerous terrorist threat to our homeland is White...
Matthew Blake describes themself as a “late bloomer,” emerging from a strict, evangelical upbringing to accept and embrace who they are as part of the LGBTQ community. During the early days of the...
Artist Kristine Schomaker remembers hating having her picture taken when she was growing up. At 11 or 12, on a trip to San Francisco with her grandmother, she was frustrated with all the pictures her...
Ann Najjar is “The Mitt Queen,” known for her skills holding the mitts in the boxing ring for the athletes she trains. It was the first time she watched her older brother, a mixed martial arts...
Deaderick is a columnist at The San Diego Union-Tribune and lives in Chula Vista.Another reporter called me over, excited to check out the new staff photos. She scrolled the side-by-side images as I...
For years, Mary Ann Horton’s work as a transgender advocate has included leading workshops where she advises employers on how to make workplaces more inclusive and accessible. In sharing the story of...
As costs for housing, food, fuel and other basic necessities continue to rise, women continue to bear an inequitable financial burden. The World Economic Forum released its Global Gender Gap report...
