BlackLivesMatter

“We the people of the city of Chester, we want the truth this time.”

History and Reparations. A British perspective

On the 23rd August 2016 the ‘International day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition’ is commemorated. I would like to tell a story about my some of my experiences ‘remembering slavery and it’s abolition’. I did not know much…

Another Person of Color with a Disability Shot Dead by Police

Alfred Olango, a Ugandan refugee, had mental health disability

Why I Sit

I’ve never understood why I had to pledge allegiance to the flag. I learned the words out of obligation. I recited them because I was…

“Shutting Down” Marginalization and the Power of Shared Struggles

To the 4 white male policemen who beat me for checking the health of a sick black man in their custody…

You may or may not know that the incidence and relapse rates of schizophrenia in African-Caribbean males in Western countries has been reported as being…

Just How Sacred is Our National Anthem?

The Colin Kaepernick controversy raises a host of emotional responses. There are those who…

30 Days of White Privilege

The straw that broke the camel’s back was a New York Times comment section.
“There is no such thing as white…