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Quarantined. Family. Self-Love.

  • ByWakonté Caribbean
  • March 24, 2020
On the very first day of the one-week closure, I rediscovered the will to comb my hair. I must be honest, I’d neglected myself. I knew I was depressed but I didn’t realize how much of that depression was caused by loneliness.
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Blessing in Disguise?

  • ByWakonté Caribbean
  • March 24, 2020
Will I continue my training or move to another field? I am not sure. But one thing I am learning is that the uncertainty of the future should not lure me away from the beauty of the present.
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L’Annuit Ka Tonbé

  • ByWakonté Caribbean
  • March 24, 2020
Yo di mwen pa sòti. Pa sòti pou mwen pa trapé COVID. Pa sòti pou baré tout chimen éti virus-la té ké pasé!
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Natural Selection At Its Best

  • ByWakonté Caribbean
  • March 23, 2020
With my 1000 raging emotions, I remind myself that this season is just an opportunity to grow. “To live and survive, you must withstand those atmospheric pressures as they present themselves.” There you have it! Natural selection at its best!
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Closed Borders = Economic Downturn

  • ByWakonté Caribbean
  • March 22, 2020
We have a dozen employees who will be obliged to temporarily stop working due to the general slowdown of the economy.
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Whatever Happens We Fought Hard to Win

  • Bywakonteafrica
  • March 20, 2020
Name: Oluwatobi BabalolaSex: MaleAge: 28Location: Accra, Ghana I can’t say that I’m not scared of what is happening in the world right…
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Hello from Antigua

  • ByWakonté Caribbean
  • March 17, 2020
Name: Shawn MaileAge: AmazingSex: MaleLocation: Antigua & Barbuda As I stare out my office window there is a…
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Self-Proclaimed Hermit in Accra

  • Bywakonteafrica
  • March 17, 2020
Name: Chadia MathurinAge: 28Sex: FemaleLocation: Accra, Ghana I am alarmingly removed from many things COVID-19. I say my removal is alarming because…
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Goodison’s ‘Inna Calabash as a Gender-responsive Approach to Caribbean History

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  • March 16, 2020
One slave childthat count alreadywhile it inside my bellytell them that the babyInna Calabash.” (An excerpt from ‘Inna…
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Badmind and Bondage: A Caribbean Story

  • ByDamian René
  • March 12, 2020
Few historical events have impacted the world as much as the Transatlantic slave trade has. Taking place from…
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