Comedian Hari Kondabolu on punching up and kicking down
(RNS) — Hari Kondabolu might be the only comic in the world with a Netflix special and a graduate degree in human rights.
Congresswoman Ilhan Omar on her journey, her resilience and her hopes for our future
(RNS) — 'The decaying of the soul often leads to decaying of societies, of countries, of nations, of the world.'
More than 1 billion people celebrate on Diwali. What does it mean to them?
(RNS) — In the various stories that make Oct. 27 a holy day for so many, we have models of what true righteousness looks like. They are sharp rejoinders of what we should be doing and how we should be living.
After call from Indian official, library pulls Sikh 'genocide' memorial
(RNS) — After an Indian official called the Connecticut library, the entire memorial — which accused India of committing genocide against Sikhs in 1984 — was quietly removed from the library.
A pat-down at the airport passes the shame of racial profiling to my 3-year-old
(RNS) — Racial profiling takes a toll on our deepest and most sacred relationships, reason enough to end this damaging and painful practice.
Jagmeet Singh's civility is praiseworthy, but even nice racism is still racism
(RNS) — Celebrating the kind way in which a man told a Canadian politician he should remove his turban misses the point entirely.
Sikh deputy Sandeep Dhaliwal: a life of service on the front lines of change
(RNS) — Sandeep Singh Dhaliwal accepted the risks of creating awareness, forging new relationships and building trust for Sikhs like him and minorities everywhere.
Houston mourns 'trailblazer' Sikh officer killed in line of duty
(RNS) — On Monday (Sept. 30), Houston and Sikhs around the world mourned Sandeep Dhaliwal after the 10-year veteran of law enforcement was shot and killed during a routine traffic stop last week.
How do we make sense of Justin Trudeau in brownface?
(RNS) — Even when we excuse the perpetuation of stereotypes by claiming ignorance or good intentions, it’s undeniable that they impact others in harmful ways.
In Northern California, Sikh community is on edge after killing of 64-year-old man
LOS ANGELES (RNS) — Parmjit Singh’s death has left the Sikh community on edge as his family copes with the loss of a man they describe as 'nice, loving and caring.'
We are not all the same, and in our difference we are divine
(RNS) — Seeing oneness in difference is the only way I know for us to move beyond our supremacies and to begin treating one another as equals.
'Blinded by the Light' makes a savior of Springsteen
(RNS) — A distant American icon comes alive for a Sikh and a Muslim in a British factory town and changes their lives forever.
Gurinder Chadha: 'I started my career as a way of combating racism'
(RNS) — British director Gurinder Chadha's latest film, 'Blinded by the Light,' depicts a lost teenager in Margaret Thatcher's Britain finding salvation through perhaps the unlikeliest of saviors — Bruce Springsteen.
Sikh activists ask Kamala Harris for apology over beard ban for California prison guards
(RNS) — In 2011, as California’s attorney general, Harris fought to defend a policy that prevented state prison guards from keeping beards for religious reasons. Now, Sikh activists want an explanation.
Connecting the scourge of ethnic nationalism to the 1984 Sikh massacre
(RNS) — Ethno-nationalism is a regressive way of constructing and inhabiting a nation, yet its popularity is surging in the skyrocketing Hindu nationalism in India or the rise of white nationalism in the United States.