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The Colonizer Playbook
Tried and true ways European Colonizers have spread their violence for centuries at the expense of the global majority BIPOC
On the Ousting of Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa
The President of Sri Lanka, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, as well as the PM, has been forced to resign after months of protests regarding his corrupt leadership that resulted in an economic crisis and country-wide shortages of essential goods and services that affected everyone in the country for months. But that isn’t the whole story of Gotabaya’s terror.
An oversimplified recap of the British colonization of India
Back then, India consisted of smaller regional kingdoms with various religious and ethnic groups. Many different religious groups like Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs, Jains, Christians and Jews lived within what we now call India.
A love letter to Ms. Marvel
Ms. Marvel is a masterpiece. A unique piece of television that wasn't written for a white audience, and it shows. Immigrant/BIPOC families have long worked to figure out references made on shows like Friends, Seinfeld, Full House - and it is so rare for a show to show up so unapologetically while still being accessible to a diverse audience (remember South Asians, Muslims, Arabs, and immigrants are not a monolith)
Let's talk about Indian Day "Schools"
Day "schools" existed in addition to residential "schools". This is an additional form of violence against Indigenous children, families & communities by our government, because like residential "schools", day "schools" were used to "assimilate" Indigenous children, which continued the physical, cultural & spiritual genocide of Indigenous Peoples.
Keep Calm and Abolish the Monarchy
This June and throughout the rest of the summer, Queen Elizabeth II is celebrating 70 years on the throne as the Queen of England. This would be really impressive if it weren't blatantly obvious how incredibly problematic the institution of the British monarchy is.
Sorry Will and Kate, if it’s not Reparations, Jamaica doesn’t want it
If it’s not reparations, we don’t want it…