The first time my grandmother called me her daughter, I started crying. I was seven: too young to grasp why, but old enough ...

Thank you for publishing the op-ed about Ida B Wells ( “Chicago activist Ida B. Wells changes the face of American currency,” ...

I love having a different and unique last name, but how people react to my name ranges from the comical to the down right ...

I was adopted when I was 5, and my parents Americanized my name. I've been trying to correct my family for 18 years.

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Mary Vinson, the artist and author born without a name, didn't learn how to read or write until she was in her 50s.