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Assessing the Political Thought of Marcus Garvey: Was Garvey Asking Us to Liberate our Minds Through Escapism and Emulation?

  • ByRahym Augustin-Joseph
  • March 28, 2023
The primary goal of the colonial, particularly in the post-emancipation era was to create a society whereby black…
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On the Queen and Moving Forward

  • ByRuel Johnson
  • September 10, 2022
An old woman far away has died and, in the manner of Donne, perhaps we can spare a…
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The Resistance: Abortion on the Plantation

  • ByChadia Mathurin
  • June 25, 2022
Yesterday, the United States Supreme Court overturned the landmark Roe v. Wade decision. Many Caribbean activists who champion…
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Meet 5 Outstanding African Women

  • ByChadia MathurinandMaame Awinador
  • October 22, 2021
It’s 2021. Black women in the west are called “bitches” and “hos” far more often than they are…
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African Women: Pillars of Africa’s History and Architects of Its Future

  • ByMaame Awinador
  • October 22, 2021
The African continent has experienced several injustices, but  it is also  the cradle of some of the world’s…
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The Story of Somalia: From “Most Strategic Nation” to “Failed State”

  • Bywakonteafrica
  • April 6, 2020
Since Somalia was labeled a failed state by George W. Bush to determine the prism of US foreign…
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A Jewel In The Sun: The Bishop of Grenada

  • ByAkil Warner
  • March 12, 2020
“Thirteenth of March, Tuesday 1979Will remain in every Grenadian mind,Was the day the people made their motionAnd the…
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A Small Glimpse: Lewis & Walcott Shaping The Caribbean Narrative

  • ByWakonté Caribbean
  • January 23, 2020
Every year on January 23rd Saint Lucia celebrates the accomplishments of its two Nobel Laureates who have been…
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A Mathematical Perplexity:One From Ten Leaves Nought

  • ByAkil Warner
  • January 23, 2020
“Well if they know they didn’t want Federation, And they know they ‘ain want to unite as one,…
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