The muddled nature of the evolving ritual of Juneteenth
by Rashmee
Posted on June 19, 2023
Juneteenth 2023 is only the second time that the US has marked June 19 as …
Read MoreJuneteenth wasn’t the end of slavery in the United States
by Rashmee
Posted on June 18, 2023
Here’s the legend of Juneteenth, as per a New York Times (NYT) report: “Juneteenth…
Read MoreAmerica’s London embassy marked Juneteenth with a painting and passionate D-I-Y
by Rashmee
Posted on June 17, 2023
For the Juneteenth celebration, the US embassy in London had put up a painting, obviously …
Read MoreJuneteenth 2023 at the US embassy, London: It takes time to create national ritual
by Rashmee
Posted on June 16, 2023
On June 16, the US embassy in London marked Juneteenth, America’s newest federal holiday, tremulously …
Read MoreReally? King Charles has already started to make reparations
by Rashmee
Posted on May 3, 2023
American playwright and critic Bonnie Greer recently offered an interesting perspective (paywall) on increasingly loud …
Read MoreLaura Trevelyan and the gathering momentum for reparations
by Rashmee
Posted on March 17, 2023
News that longtime BBC journalist Laura Trevelyan has presented her last @BBCWorld News America show …
Read MoreBarbados may give energy to reparations case, which is as much about politics as money
by Rashmee
Posted on March 15, 2023
I was reminded of a Financial Times piece on reparations (paywall) when I heard that …
Read MorePadma Lakshmi’s manifesto on kitchen truths and wholesomeness
by Rashmee
Posted on August 10, 2020
Padma Lakshmi was fairly droll when she spoke to The New York Times recently about …
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 MoreTearing down Fawlty Towers won’t promote racial justice
by Rashmee
Posted on June 13, 2020 / The Focus
What links the 1970s sitcom Fawlty Towers and the statue of a 17th-century slave trader?…
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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