"When a cause comes along and you know in your bones that it is just, yet refuse to defend it--at that moment you begin to die. And I have never seen so many corpses walking around talking about justice."
- Mumia Abu-Jamal
"I freed hundreds of slaves in my life time. I could have freed hundreds more if they had only known they were slaves."
- Harriet Tubman
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Our Trip to Kenya
Eighteen of us from the University of the West Indies set out for Africa, the continent of beginnings, to spend a month in Kenya. Why Africa? For us in the Caribbean most of our interests have traditionally been focused on Europe and the United States.
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Articles by Ras Tyehimba
Distorting Zimbabwe:
West Indies Cricket and Media Propaganda
July 03, 2007
The Express editorial of June 20th 2007, in arguing against a West Indies tour of Zimbabwe, describes Zimbabwe as an increasingly explosive place and adds that, "...there is another matter having to do with the legitimacy of the Mugabe-led government and the correct stance democratic nations in the world should adopt with respect to what continues to be a relentless assault on the human rights of not only politicians opposed to Mr. Mugabe but those of his own people."
Teach the Children the Truth
November 23, 2006
Last week I had the pleasure of addressing the students of Princess Town Senior Comprehensive on the relevance of African History to mark the school's celebration of African History Month this November. It is my perspective that the secondary school curriculum needs to be re-examined carefully in order to incorporate broader perspectives that are necessary for us to understand the different cultures that comprise this country.
Refuting the Myth of Adam and Eve
November 07, 2006
There is a lot of important information that though cannot be reasonably disputed, is not incorporated fully into the mainstream body of information that comes from mainstream media and the formal education system. One area of subjugated information has to do with the earliest beginnings of humanity.
Male Arrogance, Abuse and Intimate Relationships
October 17, 2006
Recently, I read in the media of the incident involving Anita Lutchmepersad, who was forced to leave her home because of the threatening abuses of a 'close male relative'. After she left, he burnt down the house and drank detergent in an apparent suicide bid. According to one newspaper report, the male relative had seen a text message from one of Anita's co-workers and misinterpreted it, getting in to a fit of rage.
Breaking the Attitudes of Foreign Dependency
September 04, 2006
In Trinidad and Tobago our preferences for things foreign manifests not only in terms of foreign 'experts' (Scotland Yard, Professor Stephen Mastrofski et al), television programming, music, and aesthetics, but also in what we choose to eat. Along with the colonization of minds, has come the colonization of taste buds.
Globalisation is as old as Colonialism
May 30, 2006
The term 'globalisation' has its origins in the latter half of the 20th century, referring to, in a very general sense, the movement of the world's nations towards some sort of global village, characterized by advanced technology, and rapidly expanding economic and political interdependence. However, for the Caribbean, globalisation is nothing new (Brown, 2002; Sankatsing; Watson, 2003; Klak, 1998, Boodhoo, 2002; Singh, 2002, Girvan, 1999; Pantin, 2001; Sylvester, 2002).
About Moonlight Gathering
November 11, 2005
Oral traditions are a powerful aspect of our African heritage. There are many people in this country simply bursting with talent and ideas, but with very few places to express it in a comfortable space. The Moonlight Gathering held bi-monthly in Diego Martin was created to fill this void. The Moonlight Gathering was created to be a free flowing, relaxed forum for creative expression in all its various manifestations.
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