Systemic Racism underlies post-colonial societies, due in part to the undeniable legacy of historical racism.
Society\'s institutions-police, the justice system, etc.-need to self-reflect for long-term change, keeping in mind that power has traditionally Never been shared, as a natural process, with society\'s disadvantaged..
The racialized must not be reluctant to take the initiative.
So how do we move forward? How do we keep ourselves from being stuck in the destructiveness of the blame game? Enhancing tolerance is the way forward.
Liberal democracies need to overcome the legacy of Systemic racism.
Having lived abroad in London, UK, and now Canada, Karani shares his experiences with the destructive legacy of Systemic racism.
The Rats Had Never Left draws on the lived experiences of Abdusamaad (sam) Karani in Apartheid South Africa, including his personal advocacy for mental health and psychology in society, and the cost he paid in the process.
Eliminating this legacy requires that we know who we are and admit to and rectify past mistakes.
Overcoming destructive colonialism and Systemic Racism requires the decolonization of the mind-the mutually embedded mindsets of the conqueror and the colonized.
The Conquering colonist (often mistakenly referred to as the settler-colonist) dominated the colonized, especially their minds.
Systemic Racism underlies post-colonial societies, due in part to the undeniable legacy of historical racism
