No one in power speaks on behalf of Blacks Opinions

No one in power speaks on behalf of Blacks

The Barbershop was crowded and everybody was talking about “the debate.” The networks were charging about $250,000 per 30 second ad. Remember, this is all Benjamins, U.S. dollars. Why...

IT’S NOT AS HARD AS YOU THINK Opinions

IT’S NOT AS HARD AS YOU THINK

People and The Right Ingredients equals success Everybody in the barbershop was vibrating on a high frequency. The regulars of the Ways and Means Committee were talking about the...

The dilemma of BLACK AMERICA 2016 Opinions

The dilemma of BLACK AMERICA 2016

The Killing Continues At least there is one white person who seems to understand the situation of Black folks in America and is willing to speak about it. And...

THE MORE THINGS CHANGE … Opinions

THE MORE THINGS CHANGE …

The ubiquitous-ness of racism Needless to say the killing of 49 innocent people at an Orlando night club is a real human tragedy, regardless of whether anyone agrees with...

A LESSON FOR THE YOUNG LADIES Opinions

A LESSON FOR THE YOUNG LADIES

500 Trinidadian young women and under-aged girls caught in Internet sex net Over the last couple of weeks nude photos of more than 500 Trinidadian young women and under-aged...

IT WAS A DIFFERENT KIND OF CHRISTMAS Opinions

IT WAS A DIFFERENT KIND OF CHRISTMAS

Goodies was also special because it was the only time of the year that we had apples, grapes, ham, turkey and those boxed chocolates, dates and cookies. In Canada,...

IT’S HARD TO KILL AN IDEA Opinions

IT’S HARD TO KILL AN IDEA

As the bombs rain down in the Middle East… With recent terrorist events in San Bernadino, California, Paris, Mali, Ottawa and the bombing of a Metrojet airliner over the...

CANADA IS A LAND OF IMMIGRANTS Opinions

CANADA IS A LAND OF IMMIGRANTS

I never quite understood the idea of closing the door once you are on the inside. With the new Prime Minister Justin Trudeau proposing to bring in 25,000 Syrian...

IN GUYANA the NEW GOVERNMENT ACTING GREEDY Opinions

IN GUYANA the NEW GOVERNMENT ACTING GREEDY

Barely five months after winning the general elections many Guyanese voters are already upset with their new coalition government A Partnership for National Unity-Alliance For Change  (APNU/AFC) after the...

INCREDIBLE INDIA
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INCREDIBLE INDIA

A recent visit to India has left me with the impression that India is a fascinating country with an equally fascinating history. This, despite questions from folks prior to...