AfroAsiatic Perspectives

by Takuan Amaru Is the United States a racist country? In spite of the overwhelming evidence, in the past and present, of the existence of a dominant society, there seems to be some disagreement among members of the so-called minority class. When asked this question on ABC’s Good Morning America, this is what Vice President

Back in 2018, when Naomi Osaka defeated Serena Williams in the U.S. Open to secure her first Grand Slam victory, there was much discussion over Naomi’s racial identity. “Is she Black? Is she Japanese? Is she Haitian? Is she American? Actually, I saw very little discussion over her Haitian heritage, which I found surprising. In

“This is not grieving, and this is not making a statement …this is life-threatening…dangerous…this is not about George’s death. This is about chaos being caused.”      ～Tim Walz, Governor of Minnesota Are rioters making a statement or just causing chaos? Is this the appropriate way to react to yet another racist murder? The inhumane

“The president encouraged protests against his own administration’s public-health policies. His team greeted it with a collective shoulder shrug”      ~Asawin Suebsaeng, journalist at the Daily Beast Famed numerologist, Tania Gabrielle, stated that “2020 is a very special year of perfect vision and accomplishment”. As we near the end of April, perhaps it’s still too early to

“During slavery, there was a practice called “BUCK BREAKING.” This was a process of emasculating the strongest male on the plantation by forcing him to wear women’s clothing or beating and raping him in front his children so as to lead others to lose respect for him”      ~Author Unknown The sudden rise of

“Every black American is bilingual. All of them. We speak street vernacular and we speak ‘job interview’.”       ~Dave Chappelle Is there is a difference between Black America and White America? For those of us who have resided in the U.S.A. the answer is simple. Some of my earliest childhood memories of the

“The death of Black citizens by white officers has reached critical mass”            ~The National Black Police Association A few weeks ago, a Texas jury sentenced a white police officer, Amber Guyger, to 10 years in prison for the murder of Botham Jean—an innocent black man. This, in spite of prosecuting attorneys having

“Chinese have China Town, Italians have Little Italy, even Jamaicans and Puerto Ricans have their own parades in Brooklyn. But whenever we talk about having something for ourselves…oh, we get accused (by blacks too) of being divisive…even racist!”      ~Tariq Nasheed, director/producer of “Hidden Colors” United We Stand Throughout history, the phrase “United We