Five things people of African heritage confront in Trinidad and Tobago: 1. “African people is one set ah people.” Yes, in songs we are one people but we are not a monolith. There are Africans on the continent, African Americans, Afro-Caribbean Americans, Afro-Brazilians, and Afro-Trinbagonians. Among Afro-Trinbagonians there are middleclass professionals, upper class chocolate folk, …
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World Cup 2014 was definitely one of the most exciting World Cups of all time. High in emotion, local bar patrons turned lawyers challenging FIFA regulations and refereeing, major Internet blogs on football rules, game statistics, team strategies and player personalities – nuff vibes. And we were all happy to see in our lifetime the …
What happened? Mother took a traditional “disciplinary” method (probably inherited from her mother) with a traditional value system and enforced this system [of violence] on her daughter on a non-traditional communication medium. Basically: She cut she chile a$s on a digital main road. Throughout the entire week, I have engaged (and sometimes endured) rigorous, long …