The Catalan issue To the average western reader, Catalonia is a vaguely familiar term for a place either associated with Barcelona and vacations, or to the horrifying images of voters being attacked by riot police. However, for the past couple of years, the issue of Catalonia has been markedly absent. And general public awareness hasContinue reading “Barcelona is not Spain?”
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DON’T TRUST THE: Whitby and the Hesperus
Indian Arrival Day in Guyana, South America is carved into the calendar as May 5, 1838. There is nothing about this date that should be celebrated. The day marks the day that my ancestors landed into a foreign land. They were taken under false pretenses. They were promised a better life, sustainable pay, only toContinue reading “DON’T TRUST THE: Whitby and the Hesperus”
Harriet Tubman’s Rescue Missions
When learning about African American civil rights, the important figures that come to mind are Martin Luther King and Malcolm X. This is perhaps because much of civil rights education is focused on the fight against Jim Crow Laws in the 20th Century. However, a figure that deserves upmost recognition alongside these prominent figures isContinue reading “Harriet Tubman’s Rescue Missions”
BEYOND THE WESTERN GAZE 