In 1965, Ernesto ‘Che’ Guevara, the Argentinean revolutionary and key member of the Cuban revolution visited Zanzibar. This was at the tail end of his political and personal struggle, and two years before his assassination. Che’s visit included a dinner engagement with a young family whose own political journey had…

Testing positive for COVID-19 was a gut punch. The first thing that crossed my mind was fear in the pit of my stomach that I may have infected others, my elderly parents, my sister or my nephews. I read everything I could find about the disease. I wanted to know…

Living and taking care of a sick parent is something many of us will either go through or have already experienced. They tell us it’s part of growing up, but it doesn’t always mean it’s easy. For my family, the experience involves daily anxieties of ensuring that the surrounding home…