By Rupert Johnson President Obama should be complimented for his bold move with regard to the normalization of relationship with the Cuban government. His face to face meeting with the current Cuban President, Raul Castro at the Summit of the ...
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Feed SubscriptionDo You Consider Yourself To Be An Independent Woman?
By Sandy Daley Susan B. Anthony very wisely wrote, “I think the girl who is able to earn her own living and pay her own way should be as happy as anybody on earth. The sense of independence and security ...
Read More »Breasts, Breast Milk, And Sexuality
By Lamoi Pride Columnist If you were to scroll down any of my social media feeds, you will see myriad images of me in the act of breastfeeding my daughter; in many of them, my nourishing breast is not covered ...
Read More »College Massacre Throws Up Questions About Kenya’s Security
By Lisa Vives IPS Correspondent NEW YORK, New York (IPS) – In a prepared speech after the murder of dozens of Kenyans last year, President Uhuru Kenyatta declared a national war on terror. “This is a war against Kenya and ...
Read More »A Black Police Chief Is Not A Solution To Police Violence
By Ajamu Nangwaya, Ph.D. Guest Writer As a member of the African-Canadian community, I am quite puzzled by the exuberant display of irrationality and misplaced expectations by some African-Canadians over the possibility of the appointment of either Deputy Chief Peter ...
Read More »BAD-C Blasts Police Board On Its “Community Engagement Policy”
The following release, sent to Pride News Magazine, last week, was written by Kingsley P. Gilliam, a Director of the Black Action Defense Committee (BAD-C). Having got a chance to review what is being proposed as the Community Engagement Policy ...
Read More »Hypocrisy: A Very Disturbing Phenomenon
By Rupert Johnson During this celebratory Lenten and Easter season it is most appropriate to reflect upon some of the teachings and admonitions of Jesus Christ of Nazareth with regard to the practice of hypocrisy. In view of the increasing ...
Read More »What CARICOM Should Talk To Obama About
By Lincoln Depradine Pride Contributing Writer Caribbean leaders have an invitation to a meeting that none is expected to miss. Barack Obama, President of the United States of America, will pay a state visit to Jamaica on April 9. Obama ...
Read More »How To Leave Your Footprints In The Sand: What Legacy Are You Leaving Behind?
By Sandy Daley Pride Columnist In life there are no certainties, and death and taxes are the only things that we can be certain of. Yet, with each passing day, we are given the opportunity to make the best of ...
Read More »Four Ways To Test Your Social Consciousness
By Lamoi Pride Columnist How would you define Social Consciousness? To heavily paraphrase Steve Biko, voice of the Black Consciousness movement in South Africa: “Social Consciousness is the acceptance, rejection, and application of the value systems of where you live, ...
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