We see the word everywhere: throughout news reports of African struggles, in old films and on the latest television shows. You’ve probably even heard it used in a recent class covering topics related ...

DAVIS, Calif. — The first time José Freeman heard his tribe’s lost language through the crackle of a 70-year-old recording, he cried. “My ancestors were speaking to me,” said Freeman of the sounds ...

Words such as "tribal," "ethnic," or "sectarian" are often used when discussing violence in foreign countries. Maina Kiai, of the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights, Alem Hailu, professor at ...