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The Fourth of July

Posted on by Moni Basu

On the Fourth of July, I ask you: Should African-Americans celebrate this day? They were slaves when the Declaration of Independence was crafted. Should Native Americans celebrate this day? The white man obliterated them from their lands. Or perhaps the right question to ask is: How should people of color celebrate American independence? The answer …

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In Cape Town, I cried

Posted on by Moni Basu

I will start my southern Africa journey here, at the Slave Lodge in Cape Town. It is not where I physically began my 10-day trip to this part of the world. But it is where I choose to begin — in a place of beginnings and endings, of hate and love, of breathtaking natural landscapes …

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