Voices

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Love and Anti-Blackness: an Indian American mother reflects on raising Black children

From The Polis Project – Kavitha Rajagopalan writes this heartfelt piece about how she has connected with the Black community in a way that is vastly different from her parents.

Where’d All These Woke White People Come From?

From The Root -“Since the beginning of the George Floyd protests, white people have come out of the woodwork with statements declaring their disdain for inequality and their willingness to stand against racism.”

You Should Be Feeling Miserable

From The Atlantic – “I want white people to stop killing us, but I also want white people to stop watching us get killed—to disarm their emotional paralysis in the face of dehumanization or worse,” writes author Rebecca Carroll.

Hundreds turn out for Black Lives Matter protest at Franklin High School

From KUOW – Students in Seattle are protesting police brutality at local high schools.
A portrait of George Floyd by Don Lacey - from The South Seattle Emerald.

Every breath is a blessing

From South Seattle Emerald- Writer Angelique Davis brings to the forefront the words of Toni Morrison for healing and creating in a time of deep pain following the death of George Floyd -a Black man killed by police – and the protests that have blazed through major cities in the United States this week.
Asian family in bakery, Chicago, Illinois, 1987. (Photo by James Newberry/Chicago History Museum/Getty Images)

For Asian immigrants, cooperatives came from the home country

From Yes! Magazine – a look into how Asian immigrant communities have participated in mutual aid throughout the history of American immigration.

96-year-old Navajo woman becomes an internet hit

From Indian Country Today – Annette Bilagody is selling her beadwork online with her granddaughter by her side and the demand is overwhelming.

Lessons learned from celebrating Ramadan during a pandemic

From South Seattle Emerald – Amina Ibrahim reflects on celebration the Muslim holiday of Ramadan during the isolation of a pandemic.

The benefits of observing Ramadan during Coronavirus

From Brown Girl Magazine – an in-depth reflection on celebrating Ramadan while in quarantine.

The language of the land

From The University of Washington – Lecturer Tami Hohn is reacquainting students with the Southern Lushootseed language.

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