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Sufiya Abdur-Rahman
Sufiya Abdur-Rahman

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Gay Mag

·Dec 5, 2019

Who Watches ‘Watchmen’?

A landmark comic becomes a show that spins the popular notion of black-white accepted realities around — In the days following Sept. 11, 2001, when the nation’s shock and despair at witnessing the massive loss of life and destruction of physical and psychological identity turned to resolve in some and furor in others, our leaders planned. The terror attacks on American landmarks were an act of war…

Watchmen

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Who Watches ‘Watchmen’?
Who Watches ‘Watchmen’?
Watchmen

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Gay Mag

·Jul 16, 2019

The Superhero Show Challenging Viewers on Racial Injustice

Why ‘Black Lightning’ is a welcome change of pace — Again and again, Black America has witnessed the finality that comes with the unfortunate pairing of time and place with black skin and a police officer’s fear. A little black boy, for example, was shot to death for fear that the toy he played with in a city park could…

CW

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The Superhero Show Challenging Viewers on Racial Injustice
The Superhero Show Challenging Viewers on Racial Injustice
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Human Parts

·May 18, 2015

It’s Mine: In Spite of Elliot Rodger’s Rampage One Year Ago

avf It was with the utmost reluctance that I relinquished my copy of Mobb Deep’s The Infamous, my audio ticket from good girl to bad seed, to a man I knew I would never again let press himself on top of me. I met him the summer I turned sixteen…

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It’s Mine: In Spite of Elliot Rodger’s Rampage One Year Ago
It’s Mine: In Spite of Elliot Rodger’s Rampage One Year Ago

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Human Parts

·Mar 2, 2015

New Growth: What My Sister Taught Me About Hair, Courage, and Growing Up

I knew what was supposed to happen that day. I woke up with it on my mind. My way of preparing was to take my umbrella to school — though the weatherman hadn’t said anything about rain. I brought it just in case I had to use it to knock…

Long Reads

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New Growth: What My Sister Taught Me About Hair, Courage and Growing Up
New Growth: What My Sister Taught Me About Hair, Courage and Growing Up
Long Reads

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The Center for Global Muslim Life

·Feb 16, 2015

Surrender at the Cinema

A Daughter Reflects on Film and Her Father to #RememberMalcolm By Sufiya Abdur-Rahman It was the middle of my school-day — maybe third or fourth period — and I had just gotten settled in class when a messenger appeared in the doorway. She called my name, said I’d better get my things; I was wanted in the main office. Haphazardly, I stuffed books…

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Surrender at the Cinema: A Daughter Reflects on Film and Her Father to #RememberMalcolm
Surrender at the Cinema: A Daughter Reflects on Film and Her Father to #RememberMalcolm

10 min read

Sufiya Abdur-Rahman

Sufiya Abdur-Rahman

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Writer, professor, wife, mother, Freedom Fighter. @MrsAbolitionist

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