The Black Subject in the Dutch ‘Golden Age’

The Black Subject in the Dutch ‘Golden Age’

  Still-Life in the Dutch Republic Still-life paintings – delicate vases of Chinese porcelain, opulent serving tables with exotic fruits, glass wear and carpets, golds, silvers, and bright oranges and yellows. All this comes to mind when visualizing the masterful still-life paintings by great artists of the Dutch Republic (1588-1795) like Willem Kalf, Jan Bruegel … Read more

Controlled Urban Revitalization: Only Way to Stop Gentrification

Controlled Urban Revitalization: Only Way to Stop Gentrification

Governmental policies to implement community development projects in the erstwhile torn neighborhoods have gained traction with the anti-displacement activists, who often raise their voices against racially motivated gentrification. But many human rights watchdogs are trying to stop gentrification in one way or another. How to stop gentrification? Gentrification can only be stopped by controlled urban … Read more

What is Racial Equity Lens and how to Apply it for Better

What is Racial Equity Lens and how to Apply it for Better

In the pursuit of racial justice, when the pervasiveness of unjust practices is deteriorating social structures across the globe, the racial equity lens plays a critical role in addressing inequality. The racial equity lens is the decision-making threshold through which we analyze the possible racial consequences of any specific policy or action. This way, we … Read more

Gentrification and Education: People of Color Are Facing Challenges of their Lives

Gentrification and Education: People of Color Are Facing Challenges of their Lives

Menace of gentrification is spread in every sector of daily life, and education is no different. Gentrification is a double-ended sword when it comes to education as both the outgoing and incoming people to any locality are likely to bear its brunt. While students who are leaving the locality are inevitably leaving their institutions, rich … Read more

How Can you End Racial Injustice from the World?

How Can you End Racial Injustice from the World?

Standing up against racial injustice is not a walk in the park. In a society like the United States, where white supremacy can make racial justice protests controversial, standing up for this cause is even harder. Amid these crises, you may ask what you can do about racial injustice. Here are the things you can … Read more

Sports Racism: Judging Sportsmen on their Skin Color

Sports Racism: Judging Sportsmen on their Skin Color

Racism, whether in jobs, housing, or the health sector, is a phenomenon that is still prevalent in the United States, even after undergoing many institutional reforms. But one sector where this racism goes unnoticed is sports. Sports racism is gaining ground in the United States in various forms. Sports leagues have a history of violent … Read more

Things You Need to Know About Racial Disparity in Criminal Justice

Things You Need to Know About Racial Disparity in Criminal Justice

Many times, people of different races receive different treatment from the criminal justice system. But this is not the only problem for them. The same criminal justice system is populated by racial minorities more than their proportionate share in the population overall. Eli MshomiEli is a Political Data Scientist with over thirty years of experience … Read more

Racial Supremacy: Republican’s Top Priority at the Moment

Racial Supremacy: Republican’s Top Priority at the Moment

America has often been seen as a beacon of freedom. However, despite all of these claims, some current events have suggested otherwise. The history of the nation is marred with the likes of slavery, civil war, and whatnot, but recent events started showing encouraging possibilities. But these possibilities have now been diminishing. These recent events … Read more

I AM DONE, FED UP! Minnesota Racialized Policing Should End Now

I AM DONE, FED UP! Minnesota Racialized Policing Should End Now

  “My heart is breaking in a way I never thought it could. My mind is racing.” (Tasha Layton in her song “Into the Sea”)   Being an American of color living in Minneapolis, Minnesota, a city where two Black Americans have been murdered in less than a year by the custodians of justice, i.e., … Read more

White Supremacist in Action Against White People: Just Another Sort of Racial Violence

White Supremacist in Action Against White People: Just Another Sort of Racial Violence

White supremacists killing people of color have long been a controversial phenomenon in the United States. However, the very same supremacists targeting white allies who sided themselves with Black people have also remained at the receiving end of violence. Undoubtedly, labeling people killers based on their skin tone and facial features is a long-forgotten phenomenon … Read more

Ahmaud Arbery Murder Case: US “INJUSTICE” Sector Left no Stone Unturned to Save White Killers 

Ahmaud Arbery Murder Case: US “INJUSTICE” Sector Left no Stone Unturned to Save White Killers 

The murder trial of Ahmaud Arbery has exposed the hidden bias in the US justice sector once again. A Black man engaging in daily activities like running can be exposed to the danger of being murdered in broad daylight. The reluctance to prosecute White men until the video went viral depicts that a crime like … Read more

Infrastructure Racism: People of Color Getting BULLDOZED for Highway Construction

Infrastructure Racism: People of Color Getting BULLDOZED for Highway Construction

Racial bias in the education, economic, and social spheres of the United States is no longer hidden. However, one pervasive form of racism that often goes overlooked is the infrastructure racism that has dislocated hundreds of thousands of Black families across the United States. In previous administrations, interstate highways were deliberately passed through the regions … Read more

Racism at its Best: Republican Donors Spending Against Critical Race Theory

Racism at its Best: Republican Donors Spending Against Critical Race Theory

The Republicans’ hatred toward the Critical Race Theory (CRT) and woke culture has crossed all limits as they have started using big money to stop this narrative in the United States. The GOP donors are walking the same route, as many of them have sponsored groups that are explicitly working to target the critical race … Read more

Climate Racism Getting Worse: Time to Keep Black Heads Above Water

Climate Racism Getting Worse: Time to Keep Black Heads Above Water

Policing, housing, mortgages, and now climate; the people of color in the United States are being discriminated against in almost every avenue of social and professional life. This climate racism is an extension of environmental racism, which became possible with a technological outbreak in the contemporary world. As the global citizenry continues facing threats from … Read more