Sandhya Jha's Blog, page 12
March 12, 2016
Milk for my tea – what does economic privilege look like?
My intern and I both like milk in our tea. Neither of us has a ton of extra cash, but every couple of weeks one of us goes to the... Read more >
November 6, 2015
Sureshbhai Patel, police brutality and us
An Alabama judge just declared a mistrial in the police assault case filed by Indian citizen Sureshbhai Patel. There are a few reasons this case matters to me. The court... Read more >
October 10, 2015
In response to anti-Muslim rallies this weekend: an excerpt from Pre-Post-Racial America
This Friday and Saturday, anti-Muslim rallies were organized all across the country, including rallies that encouraged people to show up armed. The campaign is, in a word, sickening, and in... Read more >
July 23, 2015
A litany on resurrection and Demouria Hogg
At the Wild Goose Festival in Charlotte, NC two weeks ago, I presented a workshop called “Who Killed Demouria Hogg: On race, faith and not seeking the ‘perfect victim.'” I... Read more >
June 22, 2015
Nonviolence, privilege and grief. Thoughts on South Carolina and a child I love.
This morning I sat down to write a letter to a beloved recent teen in my life, a newly minted thirteen-year-old. We go to protests a lot, and museums where... Read more >
June 19, 2015
A call to action for the church(es) after #AMEshooting
I sat with a lump in my throat as the people around me stood and waved their hands, singing “How Great Is Our God,” because while I believed it to... Read more >
June 15, 2015
Race traitors, Rachel Dolezal and Allyship
“So I never really fit in anywhere as a… as a…” “..as a race traitor?” I asked, immediately worrying I had stepped over the line. “THAT’S IT!!!!” she exclaimed with... Read more >
June 8, 2015
On D’Angelo, Warriors fans, race and culture
The intersection of pop culture and race is some complicated stuff. There came point at the D’Angelo concert last night and when the joy went out of the show for... Read more >
June 5, 2015
Black lives, windows, and good governance
There is a debate over the first amendment and preservation of property in Oakland right now, and the camps are fairly clear: “I’m tired of seeing my city trashed.” “Broken... Read more >
May 25, 2015
“I enjoy being a girl”
or “How Patriarchy unintentionally saved me” (feel free to listen to this song in the background for inspiration.) There are a few guys in my circles of radical clergy with... Read more >
