The police state, as demonstrated in the U.S., reflected a redefinition of Muslims and people from the Arab World as the “New Blacks.” What happened to the old Blacks, however?
The situation for Indian migrants in Nepal is increasingly becoming perilous. But wherever there is alienation, there is also resistance.
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Racialized lynching in the U.S., has a longer history than many people might realize today. Anti-Black lynchings occurred during the antebellum era in free states such as New York where pro-slavery New Yorkers committed murder in the streets. “Southern trees bear a strange fruit, blood on the leaves; black body swinging in the
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Accusing immigrants of poisoning Americans’ blood is one of the most recent attacks by far-right politicians on populations of color in the United States. The disturbing accusation draws on historical processes of “monstrifying” immigrant groups from the global South.
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The evocation of myths of blood serves as a means to enact ideological reimaginings of society and undertake genocidal enslavement and destruction.
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In the United States, as in many other countries, the undocumented exist in two simultaneous worlds. In one, they are a part of the social fabric of their communities, neighbors, co-workers, friends, and family. In the other, they are perpetual outsiders, marginalized “illegals” who are demonized as criminals, burdens on the economy, and threats to
Between July 2020 and January 15, 2021, Donald J. Trump’s administration executed 13 people: one woman and twelve men. That was more federal executions – in just six months — than in the last fifty-six years. More executions than the “last ten presidents combined.” This string of uninterrupted killings has not been seen since the
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In the words of the well-known white South African academic, Samantha Vice; “South Africa is a strange and morally tangled place to live in” (323). While it can be agreed that for a nation like South Africa, there is a liberating sense of restorative power that has been cultivated since the ending of apartheid. What
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“Where are you ACTUALLY from?” “I am not racist, I have black friends.” “I don’t see color, I don’t care if you are blue or purple.” “How do you speak English so well?” Above are just some of the many examples of racial microaggressions people of color (POC) face regularly. The POC student is praised
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“No fats, no femmes, no Blacks, no Asians.” “Keep it White or Latin.” “No rice, no curry and no blacks.” Phrases like these have become a usual phenomenon in gay dating apps so much so that many gay men see these as a casual ‘preferences’ and would outright deny the racist connotation attached to them.
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The summer of ‘20 sweltered. The uninhibited southern heat served as the stage for what has become one of the most notable series of protests in our lifetime. Like heat rises, the tension between injustice and Black livelihood rose to a point where it could no longer be simmered down— it was a time for
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