I’m not saying “The Black Jacobins” should be on the primary school curriculum. I’m simply saying that, as a nation still struggling mightily with the lessons our former colonial masters taught, we should probably be doing better than this when it comes to educating our children about their history.
Whether we’re pursuing excellence in our fields or striving to keep a roof over our heads and food in our stomachs during a pandemic, we deserve REST.
When I see a billionaire spending vast amounts of money to send a penis-shaped rocket to outer space for a few minutes ✨during a pandemic✨… I have questions.
At this point in the pandemic, isn’t it time to finally pull our heads out of our collective backsides and actually work together on this?
It’s difficult to tell the true story of Haiti and still claim the kind of moral superiority the “developed world” needs in order to wield influence on a global scale. It’s no less challenging to claim a divine right to rule if you’re being honest about the kind of brutality you’ve inflicted in order to do so.
What if we ditched SEA exam and finally decided that all ah we is *actually* one and therefore every single child deserves to be provided with a meaningful education?
If you still don’t know that T&T culture has produced some of the world’s most breathtaking talent despite the continued lack of national support…
I woke up to news of something called J’ouvert Rum, created by Michael B. Jordan, of all people. What in the name of Canboulay is this, you ask? Well…
Meet the new normal. Same as the old normal. But what if it didn’t have to be that way? Imagine, if you will, a world that makes sense. Stick with me, now…