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Ethiopian Migrants in Saudi Arabia #SomeoneTellSaudiArabia
The story of the immigrant is one that resonates with majority of the world, as each and every one of us can connect to the struggle, and tenacity of an immigrants story. A father or a mother travel...
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Trying to be ‘White’: The Bleaching Epidemic
During my childhood, I played with white Barbie dolls. All my television characters were beautiful white women with blonde hair and blue eyes. I was exposed to the Eurocentric standards of beauty from...
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An unfriendly chill passed over her as she boarded off the plane into a land of the unknown. A white snowy substance covered the ground as she wandered; a sight so abnormal for a young African. She...
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The privilege of beauty
Photo Credit: Dailymail.co.uk I was walking into a local pharmacy to buy some dietary aids in my personal quest to lose weight. And, I could help but find myself wandering through the cream care...
View Article#Bringbackourgirls and Nigeria’s Agency
On May 9, 2014, Amnesty International released a report stating that the Nigerian authorities were informed about the potential attack of Boko Haram’s planned raid on the school and failed to act on...
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When is it Enough?: Racism in Israel
In an article released by The Nation, a poll conducted by the Israel Democracy Institute states that ‘one-third of Israelis say that unlawful, vigilante violence against non-Jewish African immigrants...
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The Implicit Racism in Ebola Media Coverage
image from: tumblr_ndc9quAdO51r6m2leo1_1280 In recent weeks, I have been religiously following the Ebola epidemic through news outlets and general discussions via social medias. It became interesting...
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Integration TV fails to provide a voice to Somali Canadians
Host of ‘Integration TV’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z92hmjTSm9E A few weeks ago, I walked into my house and my sister and mother were watching this youtube channel titled ‘Integration TV’. My...
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What does it means to be an African woman in 2015?
What does it means to be an African woman? Is it spiritual connection? Is based on a journey, of self-identifying, or is it as simple as birthright? Is it determined by how well you can speak your...
View ArticleTake a look into White Privilege
Today, I was in my tutorial class listening to my teachers assistant discuss the topic of embedded knowledge and white privilege. As a class, we began to deconstruct the topic of white privilege and to...
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