America suffers unfortunate lack of civility
By CALIBE THOMPSON I don’t remember America being such an aggressive place when I moved here in the early 2000s. People like Rush Limbaugh …
Losing to religion
Folks who know me know that although I am faith filled, I despise organized religion. It teaches good and thoughtful people to become unthinking sheep, …
Dear good white people…
Dear good white people, there are some things going awry in your house that you really need to deal with. There are bad white people …
Hypocrites and parasites
By Calibe Thompson “Hypocrites and parasites” is a reference Bob Marley famously made in the 70s, but in the present there are quite a …
If you can’t take the heat, you don’t belong in the kitchen
There’s an investigative television series in Jamaica called 18 Degrees North spearheaded by a tenacious former Bloomberg reporter named Zahra Burton. She’s brazen and a …
We share hope for the American Dream
As Caribbean immigrants, we believe that you work hard for what you want, and are then rewarded with a piece of the American dream. That’s …
When you fall for the wrong man
As a young woman, it’s easy to fall in love with a bad boy, and to believe that your love will change him. You think …
Waking from the Bernie Sanders dream
Milk and honey, and streets paved with free healthcare and free education. That’s what Bernie Sanders is selling to millennials for $27. They’re caught up …
What black power looks like
Larry Wilmore believes black power can be claimed by using the ‘N’ word. Beyonce believes she’s claiming her power by parading around naked and becoming …
A classless end to a classy night
I literally laughed out loud as President Obama landed joke after joke at his eighth White House Correspondents Dinner. Commentators kept noting that no professional …