Anndee Hochman

The production of "The Diary of Anne Frank" at People’s Light and Theatre in Malvern, Pa., which included a multiracial ensemble of actors, stirred controversy.

America’s teachers don’t need guns. What they need is a commitment to preserve schools as places where students and staff feel safe and nourished.

Can a human being change? Can a culture? It's not too late to begin.

It’s not rocket science. It’s not even algebra 2. It’s a no-duh equation: Countries with more stringent gun controls clock fewer gun murders.

It’s one thing to stand for inclusivity and racial justice; it’s something else to walk those values every day.

When a surprise half-sister shows up for dinner, the family around your table is not what anyone could have predicted.

The entertainment and media worlds are finally waking up: Men in power can’t grab, grope, kiss, demean, threaten or proposition women or men and expect to keep their jobs.

Does standing up for racial justice, economic equity, compassion, or truth demand, at crucial moments, that we plant one shoe on the earth and lower the other knee?

"Former journalist seeks writing partner for regular meetings to share work in progress (short stories, memoir) and constructive critique."