I was the opposite, irritated, I asked why we had been stopped and demanded an explanation before leaving. It has been years since I had been stopped because they have my fingerprints and iris scan as a pre-check for security. He asked, “Isn’t it time for you to ‘talk your walk’? So returning to ‘talking the walk’, freedom does not arise from wrapping ourselves in the garments of victimhood, but from realizing the power of our own agency. Karim-Aly Kassam Karim-Aly Kassam is an opinion columnist and professor in the Department of Natural Resources and the Environment as well as the American Indian and Indigenous Studies Program.

Source: Daily Sun February 21, 2026 13:11 UTC