RACIAL RECKONING?
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RACIAL RECKONING?

There’s nothing as galling, especially these days, for some white people than seeing and hearing Black people continu-ally — some would say everyday — shouting: “Racist this, racist that…...

RACISM FATIGUE?
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RACISM FATIGUE?

Turn on your radio or television any given day since that shocking May 25, 2020 event in America, which was seen around the world and continues to reverberate ever...

West Can releases Canboulay- theFilm
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West Can releases Canboulay- theFilm

Long ignited by a passion for resistance, struggle and cultural freedom, the word “canboulay” continues to burn in the belly of a large segment of Trinidadians today. “I think...

THE CONTINUING PERILS OF RACE, RACISM…
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THE CONTINUING PERILS OF RACE, RACISM…

Watching and listening to a Black television host recently, I didn’t feel anyway put off when he said, matter-of-factly (straight up): “The first thing that comes to mind every...

Civil Rights wrongful death settlement: $27 Million goes to George Floyd’s family and $12 Million to Breonna Taylor’s
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Civil Rights wrongful death settlement: $27 Million goes to George Floyd’s family and $12 Million to Breonna Taylor’s

Despite receiving two significantly high payouts for the killings of their loved ones, the families of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor remain focused on securing justice and bringing change...

The One that Got Away: Racism at Play in St. Eustache
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The One that Got Away: Racism at Play in St. Eustache

Many have been talking at all levels, regarding the recent job-posting situation for female orderlies at St-Eustache Hospital that stipulated candidates have “white skin.” At the governmental level the...

Isabelle Racicot: Shifting Paradigms through Film
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Isabelle Racicot: Shifting Paradigms through Film

Rosie Awori (LJI) A cellphone video shot by 17-year-old Darnella Frazier, filming the brutal murder of George Floyd by policemen in Minneapolis, was the matchstick that ignited a worldwide...

The rude awakening of the Duchess of Sussex
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The rude awakening of the Duchess of Sussex

In the end, it was mostly about Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor (Call him Archie.) The way his parents, Harry and Megan Windsor, The Duke and Duchess of Sussex told it...

BLACK HISTORY IS NOT AN ANNUAL FEBRUARY PHENOMENON
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BLACK HISTORY IS NOT AN ANNUAL FEBRUARY PHENOMENON

It’s just history, world history, everybody’s history and must be treated as such, a historic norm. Much like “Perennial Philosophy” “European” or other history… there are always lessons to...

TIME FOR HISTORIC CHANGE
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TIME FOR HISTORIC CHANGE

Dr. Alwin Spence Kudos to the many TV and radio stations for the publicity they gave to Black History Month. Thanks to the many churches, organizations and individuals who...