sophia berhie

The millennial generation’s approach to the white man’s burden. By Sophia Berhie During the summer before our senior year in high school, a friend of mine spent a month volunteering in a small, poor, and previously conflict-ridden African country. She returned tanned, donning beautifully hand-etched bracelets, and singing her plans to return to Africa and help the poor. Our friends could relive her experience through the Facebook photos featuring her posing in colorful sundresses with African women and children. While I do not doubt that she had altruistic intentions or that she had some...


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