Colonialism
Bad Bunny and Puerto Rican Muslims: How both remix what it means to be Boricua
Bad Bunny and Puerto Rican Muslims: How both remix what it means to be Boricua Bad Bunny’s music reflects Puerto Rico’s mix of pride, pain, and creative resilience, blending reggaetón beats with sounds of Puerto Rican history and everyday life. Puerto Rican Muslims face unique challenges, including Islamophobia, racism, and marginalization, yet they find ways […]
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The Jew in King Shaka’s court: How a 19th-century castaway shaped a Zulu leader’s legacy
The Jew in King Shaka’s court: How a 19th-century castaway shaped a Zulu leader’s legacy Nathaniel Isaacs, a Jewish apprentice merchant from England, was shipwrecked on the coast of South Africa in 1825 and became a pivotal figure in the period of first contact between the Zulu and Europeans. Isaacs’ memoir, “Travels and Adventures in […]
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Jean-Jacques Dessalines: Reassessing the Haitian revolutionary leader’s legacy
Jean-Jacques Dessalines: Reassessing the Haitian revolutionary leader’s legacy Historian Julia Gaffield’s new book “I Have Avenged America: Jean-Jacques Dessalines and Haiti’s Fight for Freedom” aims to reassess the legacy of Haitian revolutionary leader Jean-Jacques Dessalines, who was both celebrated at home for ending slavery and condemned internationally for his violent tactics. Dessalines’ reputation has been […]
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A billion-dollar drug was found in Easter Island soil – what scientists and companies owe the Indigenous people they studied
A billion-dollar drug was found in Easter Island soil – what scientists and companies owe the Indigenous people they studied Rapamycin, a billion-dollar drug discovered on Easter Island in 1964, has a complex legacy that leaves out the Indigenous people who contributed to its discovery. The Rapa Nui people were studied as part of the […]
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Scandinavia has its own dark history of assimilating Indigenous people, and churches played a role – but are apologizing
Scandinavia has its own dark history of assimilating Indigenous people, and churches played a role – but are apologizing The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland has apologized to the Sámi people for its role in assimilating Indigenous culture and language, acknowledging past activities that stigmatized Sámi language and culture. The church’s historical actions included condemning […]
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Jews were barred from Spain’s New World colonies − but that didn’t stop Jewish and converso writers from describing the Americas
Jews were barred from Spain’s New World colonies − but that didn’t stop Jewish and converso writers from describing the Americas Jews were barred from Spain’s New World colonies, but Jewish and converso writers continued to describe the Americas through their writings. The theory that Christopher Columbus was secretly Jewish has been widely debunked as […]
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