Ferguson Is Not An Isolated Incident
I originally wrote this article for Ananda Bazar Patrika, Calcutta’s leading daily newspaper. You can read the published Bengali oped here. In 1964, America passed the historic Civil Rights Act. Fifty years later, in 2014, the Ferguson incident proved that this...
Ferguson, Ebola, and Such Bad Blacks
I feel for the poor, vulnerable and disempowered — blacks, whites or browns, Americans, Indians or Africans. Sometimes I write with a subdued anger and use twisted language, to drive home my point. I hope you read my other articles too. Thank you.
My Kid's Name is Trayvon Martin — reposted
NOTE: I am re-blogging this post on this sad, one-month observance of Trayvon Martin’s death. A seventeen-year-old’s life was suddenly taken away from his parents, family and friends. I strongly feel he could be my kid, and I mourn his loss. I hope we all...