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Man from South, woman from Chaguanas, children in school uniforms from St. Joseph and university students walk in the new restaurant on the junction. Curepe is a place for local entrepreneurs exchanging cash day to day on the backs of brands we’ve known for years. In the mix of all of this, Tahira Bruce, cashier […]
Continue Reading“They say what we know Is just what they teach us; And we’re so ignorant ‘Cause every time they can reach us (shoobe, doo-wa) Through political strategy (shoo-be, doo-wa); They keep us hungry (shoobe, doo-wa), And when you gonna get some food (shoobe, doo-wa), Your brother got to be your enemy, we-e-ell! Ambush in the […]
Continue ReadingWhen I first wrote this blog post “Dear T&T, Amber Rose is a Foreign Sketel,” I never imagined it would circulate as quickly or as widely as it did. It was a new experience for me to see my work picked up by radio stations, social media pages, and international blogs, all at once. Having […]
Continue ReadingOne of the greatest privileges I grew up with was the quality of conversation in my home. In many ways, my family was more interested in the year we became a Republic and the historical movements that led up to that because it brought about a more comprehensive form of political sovereignty. But, this Independence, […]
Continue ReadingFive things people of African heritage confront in Trinidad and Tobago: 1. “African people is one set ah people.” Yes, when we dance to songs in cultural events we are one people but we are not a monolith. There are Africans on the continent, African Americans, Afro-Caribbean, Afro-Brazilians, and Afro-Trinbagonians. Among Afro-Trinbagonians there are middle-class […]
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