Woman-to-woman marriage exemplifies the flexibility of African gender constructs. It’s an assertion of female agency.

And that's good, but at a certain point, marriage has to be about a lot more than that. And you see these declining rates of marriage throughout society, not just in the African-American community.

From two mothers and two cultures to a marriage uniting communities, Sandi Mzolo Padayachee reminds us that our shared humanity is greater than what divides us.

The 6th African Philanthropy Conference, held at the prestigious American University in Cairo, provided an opportunity for ...