Racism continues to be an ulcer in contemporary American society, and it can’t be properly addressed without an honest conversation on Slavery. Unfortunately, the American Revolution failed to abolish this grim and humiliating institution because, at that time, it was still economically extremely profitable; white people considered slaves as their property, and deeply believed that they are not intelligent enough to live as free citizens; and the so called “founding fathers” of the American nation were actually slave owners who either actively supported Slavery or assumed that slaves are lower quality people. Continue reading “Racism and 4th of July”
I somehow don’t like the word “feminist”. For me, it’s a synonym of left activism often used to push an agenda that is not necessarily focused on women’s rights. However, I do believe that women and men are equal, and therefore must have equal rights and opportunities. In most places of the world, we women do have equal rights on paper; however, the reality is very, very different. Continue reading “Women Who Persist”
A raven is a sacred bird in Greek mythology, and one of the main characters in the Aesop’s Fables. However, it owes its worldwide fame to the 19th century American writer Edgar Allan Poe and his poem “The Raven.” In this poem, the raven is not a regular bird, it is a divine creature that has a “mien of Lord” and “stately” presence, but is also a “ghastly” and “grim” being, and even the grieving narrator is not sure if it is a “Prophet or Devil”.
A few weeks ago a friend of mine from Europe and I went to see the movie “Hidden Figures”. After the film, she asked me who in the USA spoke on behalf of the black people. “In the 50s and 60s, there were several civil rights activists such as Malcolm X, Martin Luther King, and John Lewis. Later in the 90s, rappers 2pac and NWA were the most prominent voices of the black community. More recently, I believe, these are TI and Chance.”
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