The Trouble is Silence: Notes of a Guyanese Daughter
For the past few weeks I’ve been wrestling my conscience about engaging with what’s happening in Guyana. I know […]
Author: Dr Michelle Yaa Asantewa
Are you Walter Rodney?
June 2020 marks 40 years since the assassination of Dr Walter Rodney. The following blog post formed the basis of an interview with…
To Guyana with Love: a sankofa
I had planned to go to Guyana later in the year as a kind pilgrimage for my 50th birthday. A prompt from the University of Guyana that I…
Toni Morrison – Mentor and Muse
Out of the blue a friend asked if I knew Toni Morris – yes- they’d omitted the suffix ‘son’. So […]
Dreams as Universal Consciousness
For Danny “In spiritual philosophy, unity is the foundation of good. In fact, it can be held as synonymous to […]
A Song, a Pizza and other Humanities
It was the last few days of autumn when you could still feel a fading summer breeze and the gentle embrace of the sun, not warm enough as…
Black History Walks: the River Cruise, Bus Tour and Blue Plaque
It was impossible to imagine what it would be like. Although riskily scheduled to take place in March (2nd) we […]
Remembering Reuben
“Hurry up and come back Was the last thing she said to her son The day his life was taken […]
The Huntley Blue Plaque Memorial Tribute: “A community Healing Experience”
Eddie Osei photo, captures the emotion of Eric Huntley moments after the unveiling This post is my personal reflections about […]
Walter Rodney reflections on The Groundings @ 50
On 15 October 1968, Jamaican Prime Minister Hugh Shearer, declared Walter Rodney persona non grata. Banning him from returning to…