It’s time to hear from the other side of history. — In Albert Camus’ The Outsider, also known as the Stranger, a French man (Mersault) kills an Arab on the beach and goes to trial for it. The story is for the most part an exploration of the “French Algerian” who is white and French, not Arab, but living in an…

From chaotic home life to dealing with Jim Crow-like racism in the heart of Long Island, New York, this woman has paid for her Diva status. — I have to admit, I am not part of the Lambily, Mariah Carey’s name for her most dedicated fans, yet, for anyone like me, who came up in the 90s, her music is the soundtrack of our lives. …

I am writing this not so much as a post on Medium, but because, I don’t know what else to do, so bear with me. — Yesterday, a magnificent dayi, leader, scholar, died. His name is Muhammad Al Shareef. If you google him, you will only find a few links, mostly from Muslim organizations, but I can assure you, he affected and still affects hundreds of thousands. He pushed Muslims to do better, in their deen…

Obey the law, watch the game, and everything will be fine. — What happened to the sovereignty of a nation? This is my question concerning the recent bullying campaign against the nation of Qatar, the host of the 2022 World Cup. The governing agency, FIFA and the everybody else who feels like they’ve got the right to jump in. The issue is…

And along with her, a face to face newsfeed? Back in the day keeping up with the goings on in your neighborhood was a full time job. …

This false attempt at Regency style courting, had nothing to do with finding true love. — The cosplay dating reality show, The Courtship, was an interesting take on the political economy of relationships. It pretended to be about love, but in the end, the guy with the most money making potential was the one that everyone This was the one part they got right. The Set-up …

May 15, 1948 is known as al Nakba, and this is why the month of May is marked by death and destruction in occupied Palestine. — I hear voices singing in my ashes-Adonis The killing of Shireen Abu Akleh, known as the Daughter of Palestine, the correspondent for Al Jazeera news, was targeted and killed in cold blood, last week. And if that wasn’t enough, her funeral procession was viciously attacked by Israeli forces. The pallbearers endured kicks and being battered by clubs…

Will slapping Chris was not violence, it was pure love. — “Perhaps I too, might live free, if I could live like my body was my own.” — Ta-Nehisi Coates What does it mean when there is no one to protect you? This is the story of the Black woman in America. She has been an open field, a frontier, in the history of this nation, she has names, that no would want to have, you know them, so, I won’t repeat them. This was not that they were true, who in…