Acknowledgement: The complexities and depth of anti-Black racism with Arab/SWANA communities is great. This article is but a drop in the ocean of discourse surrounding the subject. I have chosen particular points that reflect my personal reflections and asks, holding that I am but 1 lens of many. In order to even begin to offer the justice due to this subject I would at minimum need to write an entire book. With that said, my aim, hope, and intention is that this article can begin to start overdue conversations, introspections, and calls to radically transform the current racial divides and racisms. I want to also acknowledge my long list of loving friends, family, and kin who have stood by me, honoured me, and empowered me within the very same communities. This article though, focuses on the larger collective conscious and systemic injustices that must be dismantled.
The Beach Boys at Poble Espanyol, July 2012, live review. (Originally published in the Stool Pigeon magazine)
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