Emancipation Lecture 2010 By Dr. Selwyn R. Cudjoe Posted: August 04, 2010 This lecture was delivered on July 31, 2010 at the Center of Excellence, Macoya, Trinidad This evening we are pleased that Professor Maxwell Richards, the president of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, and his wife Ms. Jean Ramjohn Richards, newly elected prime … Continue reading A Society in Transition: A Community at the Crossroads
July 22, 2010 – guardian.co.tt Emancipation celebrations this year, I suppose, will have added significance for those of the African diaspora who consider that their spiritual navel strings are buried on the continent of Africa, especially as the World Cup venture was a spectacular international success. Incidentally, the football extravaganza was conceivably Mandela’s parting gift … Continue reading Identifying with Ancestral Home
THE EDITOR: Many Africans, especially those who have traditionally supported the PNM, are concerned about a possible racist, Indian backlash from this People’s Partnership government. In examining these concerns we also have to understand the difference in the dynamics of racial politics today. We have to examine the significance of Jack Warner as chairman of … Continue reading The Indo-Afro Political Dynamic
By Dr. Selwyn R. Cudjoe May 12, 2010 Dear Mr. Manning: I was disappointed when you called upon Makandal Dagga to apologize to Christians for his having desecrated [your words] the Cathedral of Immaculate Conception during the Black Power Revolt of 1970. I was even more disturbed when you castigated him for wearing a dashiki … Continue reading Is a Letter of Comfort needed from Daaga?
As an Indo-Trinidadian, I was amazed to hear Mr. Manning speaking ill of the African dashiki on his platform almost a week ago (“Kamla surrounded by strong, dangerous men, says Manning” – Express, April 23). To hear an esteemed Afro-Trinidadian belittling a garment that is culturally identified with my African brothers and sisters is parallel … Continue reading ‘Dashiki’ Silence Disappointing
By Dr. Kwame Nantambu December 18, 2009 www.trinidadandtobagonews.com/blog As the religious tradition of Christmas approaches, this article seeks to unlock the mystery behind the origin of the Euro-Christian Ten Commandments that Moses was supposed to have received from God on Mount Sinai.
By Dr. Kwame Nantambu November 14, 2009 www.trinidadandtobagonews.com History is one of the most powerful weapons in the armory of a people to define and empower and defend themselves. If a people do not place themselves in their proper historical context, then, such a people would be defenseless, powerless and nothingless. As such, it is … Continue reading Role of History and Culture in The Liberation Struggle
By Dr Selwyn R. Cudjoe August 24, 2009 www.trinidadandtobagonews.com In an interesting article, “The ‘Glorious Revolution’ of August 1, 1838” (Express, August 2nd 2009), Selwyn Ryan presents William Hardin Burnley (1780-1850), the largest slaveholder in Trinidad and Tobago, as one of the “more forward-looking” planters in terms of human resource management strategy. He suggests that … Continue reading William Hardin Burnley and the Glorious Revolution
By Dr. Selwyn R. Cudjoe August 01, 2009 – trinicenter.com www.trinidadandtobagonews.com (A lecture delivered by Professor Cudjoe at the 9th Annual Emancipation Day Dinner of the National Association for the Empowerment of African People [NAEAP] at the Center of Excellence, Tunapuna, Trinidad, July 31, 2009. Professor Cudjoe is the president of NAEAP.)
By Raffique Shah Sunday, August 2nd 2009 www.trinidadandtobagonews.com I often wonder what grave sins we Trinidadians and Tobagonians have committed to warrant the kinds of politicians we have been saddled with for generations. It’s not that they are the worst in the world, although some people may swear they are. Look at it this way: … Continue reading Paranoid Prime Minister