Nothing Gold Can Stay: The Drastic Decline of the Mali Empire
The following post describes the rise of the Mali Empire due to its capitalization on natural resources , such as gold, and the subsequent exploitation that led to its decline.
Category: colonialism
A Jamaican “Paradise”: A Decolonizing Land of Poverty and Wealth
The Jamaican national slogan is “Out of Many, One People,” which symbolizes the unity of cultural minorities inhabiting the island nation. However, the Jamaican national slogan fails to identify the economic and racial disparities on the island. Jamaica may have “One People,” but Jamaica has two classes: the wealthy White elites and the poorer Black […]
Recent Election Reveals Deeper Fractures in Peru
Peru elected Pedro Castillo and Keiko Fujimori for its Presidential Election run-offs last April 11th This was surprising, to say the least. Far-left candidate Pedro Castillo never appeared on the polls until election day and far-right candidate Keiko Fujimori had just been imprisoned in 2020 for corruption and other charges. In polls, she had high […]
Spilling the Tea on Darjeeling: Justice on Historically Colonial Plantations
When you drink a cup of tea, have you ever thought about the story of the people and places involved in its production? Whether or not you have, the story of tea is likely much more complex than it seems. Tea production is surrounded with romanticized images of nature that ignore the colonial roots of […]
