It is Black History Month. For the past few years I have consciously worked to focus my efforts to use this month to seek out history, learn about, and be reflective of Black America, Black Islam, and issues intersecting People of Color. You may wonder why a South Asian immigrant child is so focused onContinue reading “Black History Month: Each Year I Witness”
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At the Crossroads of Freedom and Equality: The Emancipation Proclamation and the March on Washington DC
Last years movie Lincoln was pushed through right in time of the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation in 2013. A hundred years after that Proclamation on August 28, 1963, hundreds of thousands of Americans marched to the memorial of Abraham Lincoln, where they listened to one of the most famous speeches in world history,Continue reading “At the Crossroads of Freedom and Equality: The Emancipation Proclamation and the March on Washington DC”
The Arab Spring Between a Ballot and the Bullet
Black History Month- a lens of analysis for the Arab Spring February is Black History Month here in the US. Its an opportunity for Americans to give special attention to the contributions of Black Americans to our country. You might wonder whats the purpose of it? I will leave the answer for another post, here I want toContinue reading “The Arab Spring Between a Ballot and the Bullet”
Corner Office Shaikh 