“Too often, support is given to the political elite by those who have nothing to gain from offering up their loyalties so cheaply, and everything to lose from the damage that is done to the country when it is held that ‘might makes right’.” A sinister trend is sweeping through Nigeria at possibly the most … More Credible Opposition and Nigeria’s Cognitive Repair
“Central Bank governors come and go, but one major structural weakness in the T&T economy has remained unchanged; and this is that Trinidad and Tobago continues to depend on oil and gas.” On Friday December 4th 2015, just three weeks before Christmas, the Governor of the Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago, Jwala Rambarran announced that … More It’s the Plan, Not the Man: Recession in Trinidad & Tobago | by Zophia Edwards
“My American-ness is undercut by my blackness, because black Americans were never meant to be.” The thing about being a black American in general, and a descendant of African slaves in particular, is that although you built it, the country that you claim was not made for you. So far as our records demonstrate, my … More Black America: A Country That Was Never Meant to Survive | by Danielle Purifoy
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