Its been a while. So time for something new.
A friend turned me on to an article in the NY Times detailing the post-Iraq life of Shaheen Khan, a Pakistani woman who is now paralyzed after a few months as a laundry worker in the Green Zone in Baghdad. KBR, formerly known as Kellogg, […]
Dear Friends - Please come out to this conference on April 13th and 14th, 2007 at UCLA School of Law. It will be an opportunity to discuss some of the most critical issues of our time, to discuss Critical Race Theory and where its been and where its going, and to engage with practitioners, […]
They come through TV, books, radio, internet, iPods, certain manifesting circumstances, and other various sundries. I wonder what there is about this place that makes it so different than that place. And I wonder why the lives we traverse are not so immediately forgiven that when someone picks up and goes, they are […]
Janitors win! And I’m wondering what it all comes down to. What does it mean when we say a campaign wins, when the workers are framed in pictures - hands up in jubilation, union leaders clapping still. I am still absorbing this victory and yet, I have my reservations about the US […]
Last night, after I posted about what happened at UCLA, I got a text from a friend — “Police Brutality against Houston Janitors!” Eyes widened, I took a breath, and propped myself up against a wall.
I am not startled that such brutality spans from UCLA to Houston and back. But I am startled […]
Police brutality is not exactly abnormal. Its seems to have become part of the normal run of things. It happens often and with regularity. As if the state mandates it. Just as KRS-One put it.
But my severely optimistic head never expects it. I would never expect it at all. And […]
Minding my business, doing what law students do while occasionally sipping down my favorite drink, I was with a friend. And then there was a sneak attack.
“Hi, are you guys law students?”
“He is, I’m not” my friend responds while pointing at the law student.
I move my head, spotting an eager-looking, blue-eyed person. His […]
Dear friends, foes, bloggers, and web cruisers,
There’s a fight going on right now. Its happening in Houston this time, where janitors are striking and coming together to fight for decent wages, healthcare, and perhaps more importantly, dignity and respect. Houston’s the only major city in the country that still utilizes the […]
Do you remember when Kanye made his mark in the collective post-Katrina conscience when he said Bush doesn’t care about black people? Those on the west coast may not have seen it in the CA NBC telecast of the Katrina fundraising event, because Kanye’s comments were edited out.
Despite NBC’s unfortunate editing, everyone knew about […]
There’s been a lively discussion happening with a friend that started when I said the word ‘desi’ one day. You can track some of it here and, more recently, here.
My stance is that the d-word indicates a shared experience, and is particular to the diaspora. It doesn’t indicate a homogeneity of people coming […]
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