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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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A friendly reminder

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...

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#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...

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Take 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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