My name is Sara Ahmed. I am American. I am the daughter of Indian Muslim Immigrants. My parents, like most South Asians, came to the shores of this country by choice. Not by the chains of chattel slavery. But by the legislation of the Civil Rights Movement. I was born…

This post was inspired by my forever mentor text, The Players’ Tribune. Dear Young Sara, It’s May 2019. You’ve built a career made of passion and mentors. You are invited into spaces as a “diverse” voice in the field to speak on themes of identity, inquiry, literacy, culture, and social…