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How Black cartographers put racism on the map of America, illuminating injustice and reimagining cities
• 4 years agoCartography is a less documented aspect of the Black Panthers’ activism, but the group used maps to reimagine the cities where African Americans lived and struggled.
'What we’re seeing today is the demonisation of dissent': Aaron Sorkin on upcoming film, news media, and courtroom dramas
Prahlad Srihari • 5 years agoIn a conversation moderated by film critic Elvis Mitchell at the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival, Sorkin discussed his film The Trial of the Chicago 7, directing a starry ensemble cast, and the “demonisation of dissent” in Trump’s America.
AFSPA withdrawal likely in Assam after July but dependence of state police on Central forces to battle insurgency to continue
Sushanta Talukdar • 6 years agoThe ground realities indicate that even after the withdrawal of the AFSPA, the Assam government will remain dependent on Central paramilitary forces to meet the operational requirement of counter-insurgency in the state.
A book on Rohith Vemula reveals that he wanted 'gau rakshaks' to be declared terrorists
Ians • 9 years agoBack in December 2015, well before politics over bovines took centre stage in India, the late Rohith Vemula, the Dalit scholar from University of Hyderabad, wanted cow vigilantes to be declared terrorists and sent to rehabilitation, according to his online diary published by Juggernaut Books