But in 2005, when the Dutch artist Sarah Mei Herman began making portraits of her father, Julian, and her 4-year-old half-brother, Jonathan, two decades her junior, she wasn’t thinking of the ...

Having enjoyed the bright side of the world for these past 83 years, it seems to be time to now also explore the unknown. Not a choice I like to make, but the time apparently has arrived.

Herman Bennett is a renowned scholar on the history of the African diaspora, with a particular focus on Latin American history. Through his work, he has called for scholars to broaden the critical ...