When I was in younger I remember being equally fascinated and disturbed by the fact that large sections of the Barbadian population were blindly loyal to one of our two major political parties. It boggled my mind that a person could vote mostly or even solely based on their family’s historical political affiliation and if…

“She said put it in her mouth I said my m*therf*ckin mouth I mean her m*therf*ckin moooouuuuth….” – Akinyele (1996) Based on what I’ve seen online and on television since August 7 when Cardi B and  Megan Thee Stallion released their song WAP, Americans seem to approach the subject of women expressing their sexuality through…

I was born in 1981.  I watched the police beat Rodney King to a pulp on television, like everyone else.  I was 9 years old.  I remember as a young child hearing about the Central Park 5.  I noted the outcome of both of those cases.  I recall being a little older and hearing about…

I am 85 to 90% highly strung and prone to wanting to get the thing done right away and 10 to 15% a procrastinator.  For most of my working life, these traits have served to be a combination of my greatest assets but also my downfall.  In relation to getting things done, one of my…

I’m listing what I’ve watched during the last 5 weeks (and a few from early March when I was on sick leave with the flu).  This list also doesn’t count any of the YouTube channels I subscribe to (like “This is Jodi”, “Patricia Bright”, “Tami Chin Mitchell”, “Lovelyti”, “Funky Dineva”) or any movies or tv…

Today is the final day of April and I’ve been working remotely since March 30.  It’s been, well, interesting.  When Barbados moved to Stage 3 of the National Response Plan I was honestly, terrified.  Deeply concerned about the unknown future and unfortunately consuming a steady diet of Coronavirus news from all over the world.  Since…

This is not a detailed review of #BlackAF.  Watch it yourself and take from it what you will.  I watched all 8 episodes and found it to be entertaining.  I didn’t watch it with any expectations.  To me, the feel it’s going for is a mish-mash of “Curb Your Enthusiasm” meets “The Office” meets “Shameless”…

For those who are unaware, the title photo was taken yesterday outside of a supermarket in Barbados, hours before a government-mandated 24-hour shutdown due to the spread of covid-19 in the country.  As of April 3, our cases had risen to 51, the first two having been announced on March 17.  Following the acting Prime…

It’s currently 7:32am in Barbados and it’s eerily quiet for a Saturday morning.  As of now, the only sound is the rustling of the leaves of the coconut tree outside of my apartment.  It’s strange because Saturday mornings in my part of Barbados are rife with activity, cars zooming past on the road which passes…