Many students have returned to school after 1.5 years outside of the physical classroom, and some will be starting soon after Labor Day. As parents cipher through their schools and classes Back-to-School supplies list, it would be remiss of me not to highlight the non-traditional checklist that is oftentimes overlooked and put on the backburner…
KonSeal Sportswear: the Legacy Leader Behind a Bajan Owned and Operated Entity
Some start and never stop. Others start and stop. The greatest courage it will take however, is to start. Entrepreneurship is a journey and pathway that many desire to take, but do not know where or when to start. Doing so in the middle of a global pandemic can be even more jarring….but not for…
School is over (for the academic year), now what?
As the school year comes to an end for many of our kids, school is also ending for parents, which creates the need for a new family routine. It is time to figure out what your kids will be doing for the summer. This post will outline a couple of recommendations as we all aspire…
The Black-lash.
News of Derek Chauvin’s conviction on all 3 counts reverberated throughout social media, the worldwide web, and in the minds and hearts of every informed citizen in the country and in the world. Yet, news of the conviction left some, myself included, with a feeling of…dissatisfaction isn’t quite the word but, it felt like…finally having…
Protect, Not Politicize, Black Hair: this Saga Needs to End
As I casually scrolled through my IG and Facebook social media, I saw sporadic posts alluding to what from the outside looking in, was a hair kerfuffle, yet again. As someone who is deliberate about keeping a pulse on what is going on in Barbados, I did my cursory Whatsapp messaging to get more on-the-ground…
Just…No: Respect Black History, Black men, Black women, Black children, Black people.
A couple of weeks ago, a video and subsequent news was circulating of a white man, Clifford Corbin, going on a racist rant, more information of which can be found here. And, like clockwork, the obligatory and quite frankly tired, qualifier, and almost predictable apology of, “I am not racist because I have Black friends…”…
Protect Us: People Over Profit
I know… I know… I know… It has been a while. There is no rhyme or reason other than we are in a global pause and reset, and…life, trying to balance multiple and competing priorities whilst maintain some semblance of normalcy in what for the entire world is the abnormal. Yet, here we, thankfully, all…
Our children & youth: wraparound them.
WHEW. There is a LOT to process right now in Barbados and in the world. Death. Pandemic. Suicide. Abuse. Safety. Mental Health. Racism. Youth in crisis. So much to wade through, while still keeping our heads up in a seemingly indefinite global social, political, and health upheaval. This post has been long coming as there…
Professor. Prime Minister. Politician…What Owen’s leadership means (to me)
Leadership is not for the faint of heart. In fact, it requires that you not blend in, and that you instead go against the status quo to earn the designation of leader. Feathers will be ruffled. Envelopes will be pushed. To lead is to be different. To lead is to be a visionary. To lead…
The ingrained, systemic politics of Blackness in Bim
This post, in my mind, could not be more timely, given the many assertions being made on public platforms, debating the importance or irrelevance of the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement, to Barbados. To be upfront and clear on where Pulse of Barbados stands- Black Lives Matter. Not only does the movement matter, it is…