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Solidarity Is The Lifeline

January 25, 2022January 25, 2022 1028 Views 0 Comments #400thousandpeopledied, #Africa, #african, #afrobrazilian, #BlackLivesMatter, #BLM, #Brazil, #Brazilian, #covid, #covid19, #dispora, #government, #healthcare, #healthpolicy, #hopetowincovid19, #indigenous, #LatinAmerica, #Latinx, #pandemic, #Policy, #rememberus, #southamerica, #vaccination

At the time of this writing over 400,000 people in Brazil have died of COVID-19. This trend does not seem to be slowing down. As time passes, I am increasingly fearful for friends and acquaintances, as Afro-descendants and indigenous Brazilians are 38 percent more likely to die of COVID-19 than white Brazilians and 32 percent higher than the general population. Negationist attitudes among our current political leadership means that these deaths are being trivialized. On top of this, restrictions do not allow funerals, do not allow humane farewells, the sharing of tears, the necessary rituals of passage.

Reclaiming Our Identity Is Reclaiming Our Dignity

January 10, 2022January 10, 2022 1108 Views 0 Comments #Black, #BlackArabMuslim, #BlackLivesMatter, #BLM, #dispora, #ghananian, #global, #globalization, #Identity, #japan, #Japanese, #perspectives, #World, Africa, African, America, ARPJ, Black Codes, black voices, black woman, black women, Boston, covid, covid19, environment, environmental justice, equality, equity, gentrification, Ghana, HARPJ, Harvard, housing, Massachusetts, polution, United States

People of Afro-Japanese heritage like me (I am Ghanaian-Japanese) are not considered “true” Japanese due to our darker complexion. People

I Love who I Have Become

January 3, 2022January 3, 2022 1288 Views 0 Comments #Arab, #Black, #BlackArabMuslim, #BlackLivesMatter, #BLM, #Identity, #lesbian, #LGBTQ, #LGBTQI, #Muslim, #queer, #Somali, #Somalia, #UAE, #UnitedArabEmirates, #Yemini, Africa, African, America, ARPJ, Black Codes, black voices, black woman, black women, Boston, covid, covid19, environment, environmental justice, equality, equity, gentrification, Ghana, HARPJ, Harvard, housing, Massachusetts, pay equity, polution, United States

The pandemic has been emotionally overwhelming and transformative – both for personal and professional reasons. There was so much uncertainty

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