Junaid S. Ahmad & Darakshan Raja: The anti-war/anti-imperialism movements in the United States should make genuine connections between how empire-building and racism are deeply connected. Fighting racism in the US is key to fighting US hegemony and war abroad. Second, for Pakistanis living in America, there is a unique relationship that our communities have with racism, xenophobia, settler-colonial violence, and Islamophobia. While Pakistani Americans experience xenophobia and Islamophobia, we are also complicit and benefit from anti-Black racism. Internalizing and seeking acceptance as the “model minority” upholds one of the key pillars of anti-Black racism. It also contributes to erasure of marginalized Pakistani Americans, who are living with poverty, lack of status, and are at the intersections of multiple marginalized identities. Hence, challenging anti-Black racism within Pakistani American communities is a key component of building solidarity and genuine movements. Moreover, anti-Blackness must also be challenged within Pakistan, which is key in upholding casteism, colorism, and the marginalization of the African diaspora in Pakistan, According to The South Asia African Diaspora Project, Pakistan has the largest people of African descent living in Asia, an estimated 50,000 individuals who live in Sindh. They are known as the Sheedi community, most of whom live in poverty with very little access to jobs and schools.