“Decolonization” has become a keyword on campuses. It refers to symbolic changes that are supposed to promote diversity and eliminate vestiges of white supremacy. Student- and scholar-activists, aided ...
Peace in the Israel-Palestine conflict had already been difficult to achieve before Hamas’s barbarous October 7 attack and Israel’s military response. Now it seems almost impossible, but its essence ...
Ralph Bunche was highly committed to helping colonized countries regain their autonomy through peaceful means. He was instrumental in drafting Chapters 11 and 12 of the United Nations Charter, dealing ...
17 July 2020, Berlin: "Decolonize" is sprayed on the Bismarck National Monument in Berlin which is smeared with paint. Photo: Sven Braun/dpa (Photo by Sven Braun/picture alliance via Getty Images) ...
Near the end of The Battle of Algiers, the 1966 film directed by Italian leftist Gillo Pontecorvo, crowds waving flags and chanting slogans surge into the streets of the Algerian capital. The scene is ...
In this op-ed, Tina Curiel-Allen, a Xicana/Boricua poet, writer, and activist, explains decolonization for those who may not be familiar with the term or process. It is important to note that Tina is ...
Decolonization was once heralded as a moment of potential and possibility for the formerly imperial world to chart a new way forward no longer tied to the apparatus of empire. It marked a period of ...
Elon Musk has criticized efforts to decolonize the birthplace of William Shakespeare in England in a bid to make it more inclusive. The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust said that it was considering ...