About that question mark on the letterboard in George Floyd Square
by Rashmee
Posted on April 23, 2021
/ LANGUAGE After the conviction of the white former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin for …
Read MoreBystander trauma: A tale of two countries, America and India
by Rashmee
Posted on April 20, 2021
/ POLITICS & AMERICA The closing of Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin’s trial is a …
Read MoreThe race for justice: will we see meaningful change after Black Lives Matter protests?
by Rashmee
Posted on June 21, 2020 / The Focus
All the activity — and angst — over racial injustice needs to be put in …
Read MoreWe need to talk about empire: Britain is being forced to confront its ‘original sin’
by Rashmee
Posted on June 15, 2020 / The Focus
It all started with the death in Minneapolis on 25 May of an unarmed black …
Read More‘Defund the police’ is not the whole story
by Rashmee
Posted on June 10, 2020 / The Focus
“Defund the police” is a powerful slogan but its implications aren’t black and white. There …
Read MorePain, prescience and peace: Rap and rehabilitation in a pandemic
by Rashmee
Posted on June 9, 2020 / The Focus
A 45-year-old black rapper with a bloodcurdling name is increasingly being seen as a prophet …
Read MoreAmerica is being ‘Africanised’, says Africa
by Rashmee
Posted on June 8, 2020 / The Focus
It was The Elephant, a four-year-old African website, that made the connection between George …
Read MoreThe world takes a knee
by Rashmee
Posted on June 7, 2020 / The Focus
On 5 June, Donald Trump tweeted that it was disrespectful to the American flag for …
Read MoreLafayette Square is not Tiananmen Square
by Rashmee
Posted on June 5, 2020 / The Focus
Exactly 31 years ago today, a powerful military stamped out a peaceful protest by idealistic …
Read MoreThe world watches America aflame and stands together under a common cause
by Rashmee
Posted on June 1, 2020 / The Focus
In Germany, a Bundesliga football player “took the knee” to show solidarity with George Floyd, …
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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