Has Facebook Live changed the game? Yes. In Minnesota, Diamond Reynolds, the girlfriend of the Philando Castile, went live on Facebook and actively reported the developments of what happened after her boyfriend was shot while sitting in his car at a traffic stop. In a way that was impossible before, the world had the chance …
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Ah not callin’ school names. Ah not callin’ no bredrin and sistrin name who was in dis one. Allyuh, know allyuhself and this is a very sensitive topic. “If you don’t know now you know N(inja)” – Christopher George Latore “Biggie Smalls” Wallace, Juicy (1994) In Trinidad and Tobago there is a game called Catch …
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Did I hear you say that women’s sexuality could not only put them in danger of rape…but now murder? Mayor Tim Kee’s statement is precisely sexist. Linking your response of the death of a woman, the protection of women and the safety of women in Carnival to perceptions about their behaviour and performance is sexist. …
I thought that the economy was in recession; I did not know soca was too. In one carnival fete, DJs played major hits from last year with more enthusiasm than the lead songs that set the stage for Carnival 2016. Few singles from the ‘big name’ artistes really stood out. And special shout out to …
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