This piece was originally posted on Homegrown. In February of 2016, a Tanzanian student in Bangalore was pulled out of her car, assaulted and stripped by an angry mob after a 35-year-old pedestrian was knocked down by a Sudanese student in another car. This horrific incident added fuel to the “India is racist” debate, with … Read More
A year in review 2016 was a massive, frustrating, heart-breaking, bizarre year. From Zayn’s release from the clutches of cult-stardom to the election of the country’s first Yam-in-Chief, what a long, strange trip it’s been… We’ve been tested by global tragedies and a national fall into fascism. Most of us have come out on the other side … Read More
Community organizer and activist Shahana Hanif advocates for her people in the Bangladeshi neighborhood of Kensington in Brooklyn, New York. She focuses primarily on language access, disability justice and female leadership. In Browntown’s second episode, Shahana walks us through Kensington and points out the familiar mosques, activism groups, and discusses what it’s like to live … Read More
Originally published on the Sketchy Desi
By Hybrid Hues X C360 If Coldplay’s “Hymn for the Weekend” is the theme music for your upcoming weekend, let us stop you right there. Let’s rewind and think about this. What about the video excites you? Is it the music? The lyrics get you pumped. Or maybe it’s the idea of Coldplay and Beyoncé collaborating … Read More
