Daily Archives: 03/16/2018

The Black Mothers of America – By Dr. Dhanpaul Narine

The Black Mothers of America – By Dr. Dhanpaul Narine

  • No more, America, in mournful strain
  • Of wrongs, and grievances and unredress’d
  • No longer shall thou dread the iron chain
  • Which wanton Tyranny with lawless hand
  • Had made, and with it meant t’enslave the
  • land.
  •        – Phillis Wheatley 1772

We hear a great deal about the founding fathers of America. But how about the Black mothers of America and the role they played in shaping the destiny of the nation? Phillis Wheatley’s verses lamented the institution of slavery in America. Wheatley was an accomplished poet who wrote her memoirs and published a number of poems on a variety of subjects.     Continue reading

Commentary: What causes school shootings in the USA? – By Melissa Martin

Commentary: What causes school shootings in the USA?

By Melissa Martin, PhD – March 13, 2018 – Caribbean News Now

The same questions are asked after each mass shooting on American soil. Shock. Panic. Horror. We struggle with strife and strain to search for answers to keep our children and citizens safe from mass shooters. Fear that it will happen again, catapults us to grasp at methods and means to prevent carnages of bloodshed – incomprehensible atrocities to civilization.    Continue reading

The Church, The Truth and the Black Community – By Yvonne Sam

The Church, The Truth and the Black Community.

By Yvonne Sam

The truth has always been a loner and also the uninvited guest in any dialogue.  However, even in the face of all accompanying negativity and alienation, the need for an appearance exists.. Some representatives of the Black community have always displayed a cultural antagonism towards intelligence.  Simply put the crux of the problem existing in the Black community among the more dysfunctional of us, is not a lack of intelligence, but our attitude towards knowledge.          Continue reading

Guyanese Associations: Events, Conferences, Newsletters and Announcements

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  • GUYANESE EVENTS

GUYANA: “OLD TIME” Christmas Brunch – Pickering ON. -December 18, 2022

Toronto Entertainment: Triple Play- Sunday December 4, 2022

Linden Fund USA – GivingTuesday 2022

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  • ANNOUNCEMENTS and NEWSLETTERS:               

Guyana Cultural Association of New York Inc – Newsletter – October 2022

Guyana Christian Charities. Canada Inc – October 2022 Newsletter

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