Dalit Scholar, Dr Suraj Yengde, described caste as a marked category and [those of us in the lower caste] have to navigate that marking. Our
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Lessons in Cleaning: Find Your People, Reach your Goals
A friend and I debated the merits of Dawn versus Palmolive. Things not discussed unless you are one of us. Chomp Wall cleaner, amazing for
A Word Please: The Sorority, The Debate and The Crime
You can imagine my alarm when a friend said in a group “we were robbed.” As she told the story that started, “…we got home
Balancing on Unstable Surfaces: Phillis in Boston, The Real James Bond was Dominican and A Beautiful Resistance
I was born in 1958, the same year China Achebe, a Nigerian novelist wrote “Until the lion learns how to write, every story will glorify
Pep Talk: Covid, Education and a Day on the Couch
If you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything. Isn’t that the adage? I had two video calls this week and I mindfully
Don’t Believe Everything You Think; the Paradox of Assumptions, Meanings and Change
I saw this message on my walk, “Overdose is the leading cause of accidental death in the United States.” Really? So I googled it. Aha,