By Yvonne Sam Social and Political commentator On November 8, 2016, Americans were taught a lesson that would not easily be forgotten, by all and sundry — the seemingly unexpected victory of the least-likely-to-be-elected candidate, Donald Trump. Yes, when all ...
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By Yvonne Sam Social and Political Columnist Just when the world was beginning to think that sex scandals were reserved for only a certain section of our raunchy society, suddenly and without warning, comes the most damning accusation in living ...
Read More »Kofi Annan And Aretha Franklin: Two Legends, Two Legacies, Two Different Messages
“When beggars die there are no comets seen; The heavens themselves blaze forth the death of princes.” (Julius Caesar II, ii, 30-31) By Yvonne Sam Social and Political Commentator On August 16, minutes following the announcement of her death, tributes ...
Read More »Unhinged: A Look Beyond Omarosa’s Newly-Published Tell-All Book
By Yvonne Sam Social and Political Commentator While her book may not be news, her behavior certainly is. Omarose Manigault Newman, known popularly as Omarosa, is doing no great favour for Black Americans, or for that matter Blacks the world ...
Read More »The Black Family: A View Anew
By Yvonne Sam Social and Political Commentator It is so blatantly apparent that many in the Black community have forgotten the meaning of family — the meaning that our grandparents and their parents understood. Each and every one of us ...
Read More »Royalty And Nuptiality
By Yvonne Sam Social and Political Commentator Hold on to your fascinator a while longer, the Royal family remain in the news, even with different marital views. Is the season just getting started? The Royal family has been in the ...
Read More »How Many More Instances Of The Tragic Killing Of Blacks By Police, Before It’s Called Genocide?
By Yvonne Sam Social and Political Commentator From the outset, it is a known fact that police brutality does not burden all racial groups equally. The disproportionate killing of black people is not a new phenomenon. On December 9, 1948, ...
Read More »Canada Decriminalizes Marijuana: Is The Country Heading Towards Moral Decay?
By Yvonne Sam Social and Political Commentator “God keep our land glorious and free! O Canada, we stand on guard for thee. O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.” The words above are the lyrics to the Canadian national ...
Read More »Guyana’s Latest Scourge — An Alarming Increase In Femicide
By Yvonne Sam Social and Political Commentator In 2015, I wrote an article denouncing the rising rate of femicide in Guyana, and called on, not only the government, but also certain organizations, to make efforts to ensure that we stamped ...
Read More »Fathers’ Day? Every Day — The Importance And Influence Of The Black Father
By Yvonne Sam PRIDE Social and Political Commentator A father’s responsiveness to his children and his emotional availability, are key characteristics of fathers that facilitate children’s development. Some fathers come home every day, wearing a suit and a tie. Some ...
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