Author: AlysiaSimone

Is there anything more West Indian than Saturday afternoon lessons? Caribbean people doh play when it comes to educating their children yes? We search high and low for the best schools that we can afford, can commute to and best fits our kids needs. We pull teachers aside to let them know that we are present and involved, slipping them our cell numbers with a whispered, “So call we if anything right?” We lecture our kids daily on the importance of an education to make it in the world today. And we figure there’s no such thing as too...

Much Thought & Hella Creativity, Of Course. _________________ There are many stereotypes about Black folk floating around in this world. A penchant for fried chicken and a God given ability to kill it on the dance floor are among the more popular ones. But one most definitely rooted in fact is that when it comes to names, we are one hella creative bunch. Naming ourselves, naming our children, shoot, even naming our cars is almost never a meaningless, throwaway exercise. Much thought and effort is employed when the need to call a thing something arises. Our government names span...

Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past few months, you dun know the power of the Black Panther. This film has had black folk around the global, but especially here in the States, on the edge of our seats for months. I myself, a woman who has only watched superhero flicks at the behest of my teenage sons has been eagerly awaiting the release of BP.  At first, I was not particularly geeked about this film. Then casting decisions started being shared on social media. The fact that this one film seemed to star every major...