Barbara Bush gave the commencement address at Wellesley College on June 1, 1990. The speech was ranked No. 47 on a list of the top speeches of the century in 1999. The list, compiled by researchers at the University of Wisconsin and Texas A&M University, was based on a survey of scholars who ranked speeches …
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie replies her critics on her single narrative on feminism
Dear Unnamed Person Who I Am Told Is On Social Media Saying I am Her Family and Telling Me to Shut Up: Cynicism is ugly. It doesn’t flatter anyone. Yours doesn’t suit you at all. I remember you vaguely; I think you were in my class in primary school. And now you claim to be …
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An Ancient Curse Kept Nigerian Women Bound to Sex Slavery. Now, It’s Been Reversed by Lynsey Addario
Wealth, 23, from Benin City, on March 25. After spending 15 months in captivity in a run-down brothel in the Italian city of Torino, Wealth finally saw her chance to escape. The 23-year-old Nigerian had scraped together nearly 50 euros in tips from a couple of regulars and so one winter afternoon, with her madam …
No Tears Left to Cry: Being Deported Is a Distressing Nightmare by Luke de Noronha
Hear the voices of the British people who were recently deported to Jamaica on a charter fligh A fishing beach in rural Jamaica. Photo by the author A fishing beach in rural Jamaica (Photo by the author) On the 7th of September, 2016, 38 men and four women were forcibly removed from the UK to …
May’s immigration policy seen as ‘almost reminiscent of Nazi Germany’ by Ben Quinn
Comments from ex-civil service chief Sir Bob Kerslake increase pressure on PM as row over Windrush-era citizens continues Comments from ex-civil service chief Sir Bob Kerslake increase pressure on PM as row over Windrush-era citizens continues The hostile immigration environment Theresa May set out to create when she was at the Home Office was regarded …

