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General T&T, Hindu, India, Race and Identity, Religion

Emergence of Indian Arrival as a Vehicle for Mobilisation and Cultural Assertiveness

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By Stephen Kangal (Address delivered at the MTS Indian Arrival Day Function on Monday 28th May 2012) Mr. Chairman, The PS/PM and Head of the Public Service, Mr. Reynold Cooper, Mr. Dhaniram Ramkissoon, Vice- Chairman of MTS, Members of Board of MTS, Mr. Lennox Rattansingh, CEO of MTS Divisional Managers and Members of the Staff … Continue reading Emergence of Indian Arrival as a Vehicle for Mobilisation and Cultural Assertiveness →

Africa, General T&T, India, Race and Identity

Indian Arrival Day — Afri-centric Analysis

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By Dr. Kwame Nantambu May 20, 2012 The historical truism is that Indian “indentured servants” came from India to Trinidad on 30 May 1845. They did not come from Indo. Ergo, the descendants of these original Indians are Indian-Trinbagonians. They are not Indo-Trinbagonians. This label is totally Euro-centric, ahistorical and must not only be relegated … Continue reading Indian Arrival Day — Afri-centric Analysis →

Africa, General T&T, International, Race and Identity, Racism Watch

Originality vs Nationality: Afri-centic Analysis

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By Dr. Kwame Nantambu December 05, 2011 As the UN-sponsored “International Year for People of African Descent” (2011) gradually comes to an end, historiography suggests that African people must deal with these fundamental questions: “Who am I here and now?; Am I all I can be?”, Am I really who i am? (and) Why am … Continue reading Originality vs Nationality: Afri-centic Analysis →

Africa, Features, International, USA

Africa Lies Naked to Euro-American Military Offensive

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By Glen Ford December 02, 2011 – blackagendareport.com “The United States and its allies, principally the French, are positioned to ‘take’ much of the continent with the collaboration of most of its governments.” The United States and its allies are engaged in an Asian and African offensive, a multi-pronged assault thinly camouflaged as humanitarian intervention … Continue reading Africa Lies Naked to Euro-American Military Offensive →

Africa, General T&T, International, Race and Identity, Racism Watch

State of the African nation

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By Rubadiri Victor November 03, 2011 – trinidadexpress.com So many of us cannot deal with history. We are frightened to stare down the naked horror that went into the creation of this modern world. It is simple. 500 years ago Western military conquest began a process that decimated hundreds of millions of people and created … Continue reading State of the African nation →

General T&T, India, International, PNM, Politics, Race and Identity

Dr. Williams as a Man of Culture

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By Dr. Selwyn R. Cudjoe October 06, 2011 If I turn into earth, water, grass, Flower or fruit-if it comes to pass I return to Earth in the animal class, Why in the world should I care? In the limitless bond wherever I pass, A kinship is ever there. Rabindranath Tagore, Of Myself A few … Continue reading Dr. Williams as a Man of Culture →

General T&T, India, Media, Race and Identity, Racism Watch

Reply to Raymond Ramcharitar’s Africentrism

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THE EDITOR: Raymond Ramcharitar’s 21/9/11 piece on Africentrism [How to do the Afrocentric Hustle] was a shameless display of intellectual laziness and generalising with enough vitriol to hint at something I won’t even dignify here with a mention. Which is unfortunate because it took away from a message that contained some validity. There’re quite a … Continue reading Reply to Raymond Ramcharitar’s Africentrism →

Court, Crime in T&T, General T&T, People's Partnership, PNM, Police, Politics, Racism Watch, Security, Violence

Keep race out of criminal behaviour

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By Dr. Kwame Nantambu September 02, 2011 It is ridiculous for some public officials to opine/conclude that “the only reason (Trinbagonians) were charged under the Anti-Gang legislation was because they are black.” Such public insanity was further compounded when the leadership of the Emancipation Support Committee (ESC) also publicly contended that the People’s Partnership (PP) … Continue reading Keep race out of criminal behaviour →

Caribbean, Education, General T&T, International, Race and Identity, Racism Watch

Modern science owes much to African civilisations

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8/7/2011 – barbadosadvocate.com It saddens me to the core whenever I read articles such as the letter to the editor, written by Michael A Dingwall in the August 4 edition of this newspaper entitled ‘Black, but proud of what?’. If there is nothing for you to be proud of, maybe you should look in the … Continue reading Modern science owes much to African civilisations →