Appropriation row comes as councils scrap the Black History Month name in favour of celebrations of all different ethnicities
Sally Weale and Robert Booth | The Guardian UK
For more than 30 years, Black History Month has been a fixture in Britain’s cultural calendar, celebrated every October in schools and at tens of thousands of events across the country.
But this year the event is at the centre of an appropriation row as campaigners complain that a number of councils have scrapped the name, describing it instead as a celebration of all different ethnicities. Continue reading →
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By Shamette Hepburn – Stabroek News
Over several decades members of the Caribbean diaspora have observed the day to day happenings in their territories of origin. Spiraling crime rates, increased economic hardship and insecurity generally punctuate the news from back home. Yet they know that crime and violence are only a small part of Caribbean life. The rest is positive and fulfilling and Caribbean migrants remain tethered to their homelands.
Members of the Caribbean diaspora have consistently travelled between North America, the United Kingdom and the Caribbean region in order to maintain their social ties. While the vast majority of Caribbean nationals are keen to travel back and forth, some are committed to returning permanently to the Caribbean. It is this group that Caribbean governments are intent on re-incorporating into their respective national fabrics. Continue reading →
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Profile: The late Romesh Singh – By Dr. Dhanpaul Narine
Profile: Romesh Singh -Engineer, Activist and Teacher
He was unassuming but firm in his convictions, and above all, he had an abiding love for his homeland, Guyana.
When you were with Romesh you knew that he stood for what was right. He did not play around with words, or said one thing and meant something else. Romesh was the genuine article, a scholar with varied interests, outspoken in his views, and always giving of his best to the community.
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