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Why Isn’t Anyone Telling On White People?
Embed from Getty Images — I’m really disappointed in people of color right now. We need to be doing a lot more to ensure the safety of the public. The last time I checked, nearly every one of us has a...
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“A Girl from Zanzibar,” a Guy from Goa, and That Chap (from) Mercury
I had finally arrived, but the start of this journey of a lifetime had already begun badly. Journeying from the metropole—London—to the once colonial periphery—Nairobi—I had made it, but my suitcase...
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Hong Kong and the Promise of Protest
In the many years I had come to the port city, I had never seen it like this. Hong Kong was in a state of siege. Arriving on August 5, the day of the General Strike, I was greeted by shuttered shops in...
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Travelogue: So This is Christian
“Hello,” she says, genially. And you smile back wondering why you were so on edge. “Your first time to Israel?” the agent inquires. “Yes,” you beam. “Purpose of your visit?” “To see the Holy Land,” you...
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How I Prepare to Travel While Brown
“And how do you say your name?” I am prepared for this question. “Feh-AO,” I over-enunciate with great geniality. The official attempts to mimic the sound I’ve just made. “Fer-OH?” My name provides the...
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The Problem Isn’t Simply Apu
News that actor Hank Azaria will no longer voice the character of Apu on The Simpsons has been received as something of a shocker. Typically, online reactions have run the gamut from blaming cancel...
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