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Find out the motivations, scope and outcomes of our latest January special section on Latin American voices in IR in the words of the guest-editors! 📝 Read here: https://lnkd.in/gbQH7dAd

Our January special section includes 6️⃣ articles that unpack diverse Latin American voices in IR. 🌎 Read the complete section here > https://lnkd.in/gsQuS_Vc

LISTEN I have something to say, can I speak? I have something to add can I be allowed to speak? In a world where people fight to be heard, In a world where voices are being silenced, World dignity day is a blessing. Dignity knows no boundaries, Dignity knows no borders, Dignity knows no race, Dignity knows no religion, Dignity is for all. Respect, compassion, value, worth, Are the little things we can do for each other To make the world a better place. Today, let’s make a conscious effort to listen to someone today. Don’t just speak. Happy World Dignity Day! Written and designed by Bakare Tolulope (Norawrites)

Reading this as a black man, I felt every bit of the writer’s frustration, exasperation, infuriation and disgust. Often, my non-racialized friends are unable to understand why I do not hold back my infuriation or cease to talk politics and demand revolution. But in a world where our bodies and lives are not equally valuable, advocacy becomes a lifestyle, the only means through which the mind and body can make sense of this life. Conscious of history, it is impossible to not be angry. We are expected to channel this anger into subtle words in order to be accepted and heard within circles of power. Whose rules are these? Am I supposed to be polite to those whose very rules cause so much death and suffering to people who look like me? Am I the uncivilized one when I glare and scream at the top of my voice at injustice? Every moment I walk this earth, I am conscious that I carry the aspirations of millions of dead slaves and black and brown people exterminated resisting the same institutions which are today the foundations of Western modernity. I do not have the privilege to do subtle politicking or for holidays. My life is a vessel of these past and current injustices. That is its only purpose. For many racialized people like myself, trauma and resistance are continuous intergenerational realities! Shedding off this burden means denying the essence of my being.

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Most people I talk to view the word "slave," as it relates to the descendants of slaves, as disgracefully. They say 'slave' sounds too terrible to be used in relationship to present day human beings---especially those of us who are descended from slaves. The vast majority of Americans, white and blacks, think American slavery is past tense; that it is :water over the dam: and we should just :move on," I strongly disagree. Slaves are certainly not past tense. We're still right here, right where we have always been---enslaved in America---once visibly, but now, invisibly. To be precise, the physical side of slavery is a past tense action, and the shameful act that is being covered up or treated as old news, was most certainly, disgraceful--- but not the slaves themselves! Norris Shelton Author: America's Little Black Book www.Slaves-USA.com

Dive into our Archives section (1992-2000) and explore articles grounded in Biblical principles. Let's reflect on timeless wisdom and discover how it applies to our modern lives. https://lnkd.in/e7n4dCTr

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Today, we commemorate the 42nd anniversary of the murder of Vincent Chin, a Chinese American. The perpetrators targeted him during a wave of anti-Japanese sentiment. His murder, and the continued injustice that followed, sparked not only outrage but fueled a movement throughout the Nation to advance the civil rights of the AANHPI community. We know that though justice is often imperfect, it cannot be a passive endeavor. Our work towards justice requires constant engagement, unrelenting focus, and compassion. NAPABA carries on that legacy. To learn more about Vincent Chin and the movement that followed, please visit: https://lnkd.in/gRYmJP_6

We all know Saint Thomas Aquinas the philosopher and theologian, but we should get to know Aquinas the biblical exegete. His commentary and reflection on the Song of Songs is rich in wisdom and insight. https://lnkd.in/eZRbtU-M