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Comedian Ahmed Ahmed: The Shocking Cultural Fluidity of Laughter
Ahmed Ahmed is well-known for being an actor and stand up comedian throughout the United States but he also has an incredible culturally fluid background that influences his work. Being an American-Egyptian has shaped every single stand-up comedy set that […]
Hope for All: Inside the Olympic Refugee Community
About the Refugee Olympic Team Millions of people displaced. Families, training facilities and futures torn apart. Hopes reduced to rubble. This is how the global refugee crisis looks. According to the United Nations (UN), approximately 80 million people were forcibly […]
Art, Revolution and Democracy in the Roaring 2020s: Virtual Sundance Series
“Judas and the Black Messiah” directed and co-written by Shaka King and Will Berson, starring Daniel Kaluuya, Lakeith Stanfield and Dominique Fishback premiered on Feb. 1 at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival before it debuted in theaters and on the […]
How Ilhan Omar is Altering U.S. Politics – Part 3 of 3
The previous article in this series, “A Look at Ilhan Omar’s Policies-Part 2 of 3,” looked at some of Ilhan Omar’s policies and controversies since her election into Congress. This final article looks at some changes within United States politics […]
How Nissim Black Changes the Music Game with Orthodox Jewish Rap
Nissim Black has used rap music to explore his varying identities his entire life, especially as he searched for religion and navigated his life in Israel. Black is an Orthodox Jewish rapper from Seattle, Wash. who currently lives in Jerusalem […]
Hispanic Heritage Month — OPINION: Why it’s Significant to the U.S.A.
Hispanic Heritage Month 2020 is celebrated in the United States from Sept. 15th through to Oct. 15th. It commemorates the independence of many Latin American countries from Spain. This year more than ever, however, I can’t help but reflect on what it means to be Latinx/Hispanic in these times.
ANTI-RACISM & THIRD CULTURE SUPPORT RESOURCES
This document is intended to serve as a resource to white people and parents to deepen our anti-racism work. If you haven’t engaged in anti-racism work in the past, start now.
SERIES – PART 3 OF 3: Persepolis Boldly Illustrates the Middle Eastern Experience Before and After Iranian Revolution
Persepolis is a autobiographical graphic novel written and illustrated by Marjane Satrapi, an Iranian-French cartoonist. It tells the tale of Marji, a young girl living in Tehran just before the 1979 Iranian Revolution. This accounts her life before, during, and after the Iranian Revolution, where she lives through threats to her wellbeing and xenophobia.