Baionne Williams was one of the models who participated in the Natural Hair, Health and Beauty Show, held Nov. 6 at the Royal Esquire Club. The show highlighted clothes, jewelry and hairstyles by local designers.

Last week a young man whom I met in a church in Florida several years ago came to mind. He had his…

PARIS—In one case, the catalyst was Hurricane Katrina; in the other, a freak electrocution accident in a Paris suburb.

What followed — drownings and dislocation in the United States, riots across France — has forced each nation to confront problems of racism and poverty that are deeply entrenched but usually ignored.