And she’s fantastic — Yes, I’ve finally found her, and she’s truly an amazing human being. I met Natascha at work 10 years ago. She left the company but we still stayed in touch. Natasha doesn’t live in Geneva but visits often — every single time she reaches out to me to see if…

Why? — I remember a time when I was constantly asked whether I preferred Rihanna or Beyoncé. I couldn’t say both, my friends demanded that I choose. I almost always went with Beyoncé, she had that “nice girl” demeanor. …

And why I didn’t make a big deal about it — I was waiting in line at the Swisscom store in Geneva to get a new mobile phone. I hesitated about going into that branch in particular because I didn’t know what I was going to find, or more I didn’t know if I would face racism. I knew that the…

And how racism is holding us back — A few years ago, I started working on a program to drive health equity in the United States. It’s still a pretty new field for some, but what it basically means is understanding the social determinants that enable some people to have access to good health care and services while…

Because really, Beyoncé and Viola Davies don’t look one bit alike — I started braiding my hair when I was 13, not because I wanted to, but because at the time — we’re talking late 80s, I couldn’t find a Black hairdresser who would do my hair without asking my mother to pay upwards of 600$. So, one summer, I sat in…

And why it has nothing to do with race — News of Tyre Nichol’s murder has made its way all around the world, including to tiny Switzerland where I live. The bone-chilling video of him getting beaten to death by 5 Black cops is any mother’s nightmare. It is incomprehensible and traumatic. So much so, that everyone feels the need…

I'm still reeling from the shock — I had coffee with a school friend of mine, Aurélien, this morning. We hadn’t seen each other in 30 years. He commented on how joyful I looked. He said I radiated happiness, that my energy was good and he found it uplifting. As he said the words, I realized something…

And how my mixed-race daughter has inherited the same curse as me — Arrrr, yes, I’m so frustrated. My mixed-race daughter just came back from piano class where she was repeatedly micro aggressed by her white piano teacher and her husband. You see, over the Christmas break, I made my daughter some long box braids with grey-blue extensions. She sort of looks like…

Hint: You can find the explanation in Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle’s dispute over the bridesmaids’ dresses — No joke, a Black woman cannot say the same things or behave the same way as a white person anywhere and most certainly never in the workplace. How is this linked to the argument between two members of the British Royal Family Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle? Indulge me and…