The grey areas in America’s understanding of race
by Rashmee
Posted on August 30, 2020
Why should it have taken a Kamala Harris – half Jamaican, half Indian, all American – to show the United States that race isn’t a Black or White matter? Perhaps because people can be fairly “illiterate” about multiracial identity. So says Nitasha Tamar Sharma, a professor at Northwestern University specializing in African American and Asian … Continue reading “The grey areas in America’s understanding of race”
Read MoreAmerica’s most trusted dictionary will redefine racism
by Rashmee
Posted on June 12, 2020 / The Focus
Merriam-Webster has been in the business of word definitions for the better part of 200 years. Now, in a nod to the changing national and international discourse, America’s most trusted online dictionary plans to revise its entry on racism . Merriam-Webster will now acknowledge that racism is systemic. One of the dictionary’s editors has admitted: “Omitting any … Continue reading “America’s most trusted dictionary will redefine racism”
Read MoreIn the age of re-tweet rage, Mahatma Gandhi’s localism creed is relevant
by Rashmee
Posted on July 9, 2016
Do you recognize this feeling? “I’m outraged. I’m exhausted from being outraged. I can’t afford not to be outraged. It’s outrageous.” Ty Burr wrote those lines in the Boston Globe after a few hours of being Twitter-bombed with requests to share in the communal fury surrounding the following: “A) Donald Trump’s use of a Jewish … Continue reading “In the age of re-tweet rage, Mahatma Gandhi’s localism creed is relevant”
Read MoreWhat do Palestinians share with America’s Blacks? The question of civil rights
by Rashmee
Posted on October 17, 2015
Only the most stony-hearted (or those who believe Benjamin Netanyahu is a man of peace) could fail to be moved by this video that shows us why Black Americans might feel as dehumanized and despairing as the Palestinians under Israeli occupation. Watch it if you can, here’s the link. “When I see them, I see … Continue reading “What do Palestinians share with America’s Blacks? The question of civil rights”
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Rashmee has lived and worked in several countries in the past decade, including Afghanistan, India, Haiti, Tunisia, the UAE, US and UK