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My heart melted. She saw immediately what I had been dreaming of my whole life: seeing herself and me as positive characters in a picture book. This is what we mean when we say that representation matters.

We need to understand the history that has brought us to this crisis. If we do not know the history, we cannot benefit from its lessons. 

We can no longer hide behind our willful ignorance and complacency. The first step in the journey is to educate ourselves.

This condemnation and call for refugee status is a very hopeful development.

The Oak Creek Police Department shared a message on the eighth anniversary of the tragedy.

The media has been lately inundated with the news of the threat by Sohail Butt Attari, of Lahore to close the Gurudwara Shaheed Ganj and open the mosque there. Here, an attempt has been made to understand the whole picture based on the media reports. 

You see that flame over there? That’s racism.

“The decision to add a bias-motivated charge against Breemen is a resounding victory not just for Mr. Singh, but for minority communities who are threatened by bias and bigotry every day,” said Amrith Kaur, Sikh Coalition Legal Director. “Adding these charges sends a clear message: Hatred is not welcome in Jefferson County, and those who are targeted for being different know that this community will acknowledge it and stand with them in solidarity.”