By Arisika Razak — 2021
Arisika Razak shares her reflections on trauma, oppression, and healing the wounds of racism.
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CLEAR ALL
“Use only that which works, and take it from any place you can find it.” ~ Bruce Lee The premise of his philosophy was efficiency—complete and utter efficiency of the soul.
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For a kid from a disadvantaged home or community, landing at an exclusive college can be dislocating, oppressive, even suffocating.
While visiting historically Black campuses, I began to reimagine what my college experience could be.
Black LGBTQ people are finding ways to share their stories and their spirituality, bridging a gap between faith and identity. The effort is leading some of them back to church, where acceptance is growing.
Impostor syndrome is not a unique feeling, but some researchers believe it hits minority groups harder.
Caste-oppressed students, who mostly hail from South Asian immigrant and diaspora backgrounds, say that casteism tends to manifest in US colleges and universities through slurs, microaggressions and social exclusion.