Several months ago when I was reading Yaa Gyasi’s brilliantly written novel, Homegoing, I flashed back to this moment in 2008, when I visited Elmina Castle on the coast of Ghana and got a view of ‘the door of no return’. One of the darkest periods in the history of…

Paris is one of my favorite places in the world and its signature landmark – Tour Eiffel – is always a beehive of activity, including this street performer whom I caught in the moment circa 2012