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People - 15 Novembre 2019

Italy Struggles with Increasing Racism: When Using Your Voice Becomes Vital

I want to tell you a little story about my friend Erika. A few weeks ago I arrived back in Italy from a stint in New York City. At the airport, I passed through immigration without a care in the world (a privilege I am constantly aware of), picked up my bags, took the bus […]

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Lifestyles - 3 Aprile 2019

When You Can’t Help Yourself, You Help Others: On Why I Started Open Borders

I once had a boss, back in New York City, who asked me what I wanted to do with my life. I simply replied that I wanted to be of service to others. She laughed loudly throwing back her head and said, “Yeah right — that’s what we all say.” It cut to the bone. […]

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People - 3 Febbraio 2019

Should I Stay, or Should I Go? On Finding Joy in Turin

From the outside, it looks like fun Instagram posts filled with lovely Italian food, good friends and beautiful scenery. From the inside, it feels like isolation, being misunderstood, homesickness, and an “otherness” that follows me everywhere I go.

Arts - 29 Ottobre 2018

Italy’s Most Important Modern and Contemporary Art Fair Returns to Turin

A strong contender in the Italian art world, Flashback is responsible for creating not just artistic experiences all over the city of Turin, but also culturally sensitive and inclusive exhibitions that utilize public space, historical knowledge, collected works, and that ultimately act as a proponent for important dialogue.

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People - 29 Agosto 2018

A Migrant’s Search for Home and Family

Our search for greener pastures has led us all to Italy -- some of us more privileged than others. Through writing and teaching I hope to do the most human thing possible: to restore the dignity so often lost when one is a migrant by simply welcoming them home, regardless of where they come from.

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Travel - 19 Luglio 2018

An American Girl in Italy: Escaping the City

For Americans, Italy is the land of wine, food, fashion and romance (I am of course guilty of overindulging in each category since my arrival) so it only makes sense that as a writer, I would desire to learn more...

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Travel - 3 Febbraio 2018

The Unexpected Beauty of Turin

I have had plenty of great experiences in Turin... The thing is, I’m an African first and an American second. I will always be sensitive to the anxieties of anyone who has suffered pain, but more especially to those who look like me. When I ride the bus and start to feel ashamed, I am reminded of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.s’ potent words: “We may have all come on different ships, but we’re all in the same boat now.” Turin is one big boat.

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