In 1939, amid the Great Depression, First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt met with Roma leader Steve Kaslov in New York City to discuss how the crisis had affected Romani Americans. In her diary, she wrote: “They are a sad people and a minority group I feel we should try to help.” That was a historic and very rare expression of White House concern for the struggles of Romani Americans.

Today, as a new Democratic administration is about to take over amid another crisis, Romani American activists hope that the issue of discriminations the community has been facing for decades will finally be addressed.

With US Romani advocacy and scholarship still in their early stages of development, calls for anti-discrimination action go unheard by state institutions. Even organisations dedicated to human rights and civil liberties lack awareness about Romani Americans’ struggles and do little to address anti-Roma bias.

Link: https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2020/12/20/romani-americans-struggle-with-inherent-criminality-stereotypes

Jekh romani haj kerel buti ko jekh supermarketi ki kasa em po desavo drom kinava odothare em nesar o manuša kana aven dži ki kasa kana ahivena nesar sar te na mangen te džan ki romaničhaj ki kasa. Pučava len agjaar diskretno soske na džan ki odoja kasa neko vakerel kaj keren odova nesvesno a avera vakeren soske khandela em si melali sar parafraza e pedžarde filmoske anavea “ Nane te vozina amen Romencar”. A me kana resav dži ki kasa sako drom vakerava :”Brvo so sig kereja buti em irane tano o love sar kusuri” A olakoro muh tegani si but bahtalo em but lošalo. Nekobor droma kergjem reakcia em intervencia kana avera frdena lafi lake em keren atako na salde o klintia numa em o šefia den vika pe late em poniđinen olakoro integriteto anglal sa o manuša. Odova šaj keren le em ko štar jakha, te čhinaven latar platatar jali te frden la tari buti a na te den vika anglal savoren. Me sako drom ka ovav olakiri rig em kobor da !te khandel”  jali si “inficirimi”. Odoleske so odolen Romen si len mangipa sakone amenge a trubul harica em garvasialipaa na salde te ladžavkera olen.

Link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/270217493103991/user/100003330314606/