Not Just Talking the Talk: Sir Hillary Beckles at the House of Commons on Reparations

ADDRESS DELIVERED BY PROFESSOR SIR HILARY BECKLES, CHAIRMAN OF THE CARICOM REPARATIONS COMMISSION, HOUSE OF COMMONS, PARLIAMENT OF GREAT BRITAIN, COMMITTEE ROOM 14, THURSDAY D. Désir’s Note: Following delivery of his speech on Reparations at the House of Commons, Sir Beckles received a standing ovation. While CARICOM is leading the charge and Sir Beckles its

Erasing Memory: The Miseducation of a Cardinal

Saving Vodou from Cardinal Langlois and Internalized Afrophobia By Manbo Asogwe Dòwòti Désir Roshmee Roshan Lall’s recent article in the Guardian, Voodoo Won’t Save Haiti, Says Cardinal, is so problematic on so many levels the temptation to ignore it is only outweighed by the number of people who have called it to my attention. They expect

Goud kase Goud: Conjuring Memory in Spaces of the Afro Atlantic

http://www.blackstarnews.com/education/education/book-review-dòwòti-désir’s-goud-kase-goud-conjuring-memory-in-spaces-of-the Dòwòti Désir’s compelling images take us on a journey of the places of memory of the Maafa known as the Transatlantic Slave Trade.  Over 70 color images of 16 countries visited reveal tragedy, resistance and triumph of enslaved African captives in Africa, the Americas and Europe.  Go to LuLu.com’s book store to order the