by Ajamu | Aug 31, 2016 | Musings From the Margins
The peace agreement between the Colombian government and the FARC is an important step in bringing peace to the countless victims of this war. In the last 25 years alone, armed actors forced nearly six million people out of their homes. Our black and indigenous...
by Ajamu | Aug 25, 2016 | Musings From the Margins
With the highest population of prisoners in the world (we’re 4% of the world’s population but house 22% of the world’s prisoners), it is imperative that we re-evaluate the way our country attempts to create order, peace and stability. Because when...
by Ajamu | Aug 21, 2016 | Musings From the Margins
Do you accept that there are people that wish to harm American lives, or American principles, who can be dealt with in no other way than a “kinetic solution?”There’s no question about there being individuals and factions that want to do the US harm. The US...
by Ajamu | Aug 17, 2016 | Musings From the Margins
Crucial Context: The Floods in LouisianaWhen Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast 11 years ago, the entire world bore witness as the homes of the primarily poor and black residents of the region washed away. In the aftermath of the storm, I worked alongside...
