In the poor neighborhoods of Jamaica’s largest city, far from the typical tourist traps, economic opportunities are few. Can Passa Passa, a wild, ribald, sweaty weekly dance party of up to 20,000 change that?

The metals used to make your cell phone, iPod and laptop are fueling a horrific war. Can you do anything to stem the trade of blood minerals?

A back to Africa movement that comes with white sand beaches, great wine and incredible diving. Who knew history looked so good?

Thanks to the lousy economy, there are plenty of travel deals to be had for foreign travel. But before you partake, here are a few tips to shed the old Ugly American stereotype.

For the real deal on race relations in early 20th century Africa, check out my collection of Congo postcards.

Kenyan women are waging a sex strike. Kenyan thugs have used rape as a political weapon. Time to put the pum pum in its place.

Integration is now a global issue, and the U.S. has as much to say about it as anyone, and, maybe, as much to learn.

Obama is wrong when he says the U.S. tortured prisoners.

Five reasons why the president doesn’t want to prosecute.

With nearly a third of voters too young to remember apartheid, South Africans go to the polls looking beyond that iconic struggle for freedom.