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#BTEditorial - Look around you – race and class still matter!

April 1, 2021 Many heralded the 2008 election of Barack Hussein Obama as the inauguration of a ‘postrace’ world. However, the subsequent 2016 election of Donald J. Trump and the racial animus that followed affirmed how wrong they were. 2020 featured the unleashing not only of the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic but also the Black Lives Matters protests in response to a racial pandemic, particularly the unlawful killing of African Americans by law enforcement officers. While considerable progress was made on a coronavirus vaccine, an effective treatment for the pandemic of racism remains long overdue. A course is also needed for Barbados as our history is built on racism. Indeed, the prosperity of the island is rooted in the blood of enslaved Africans.

Strong case made for Rastafari reparations

Strong case made for Rastafari reparations Article by April 1, 2021 The call for reparations for the Rastafarian community is getting louder as individuals from the region call for systems to be put in place to repair the damage done to their community over the years. This comes as President of the African Heritage Foundation (AHF) Paul Ras Simba Rock painted a picture of how Rastafarians have been treated in Bridgetown over the years. During the Marcia Weekes Show on Wednesday, under the theme Ganja Reparations, officials insisted that members of the Rastafarian community should be compensated for the inhumane treatment meted out to them over the years, and for the stigma and discrimination they suffered.

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