PRESIDENT TRUMP AND THE GHOST β This Hallowed Fantasy to Be Named on the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
PRESIDENT TRUMP AND THE GHOST This Hallowed Fantasy to Be Named on the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Marc Bamuthi Joseph reflects on the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, art, memory and the institutional changes that followed the Center’s leadership transition. LET’S SET THE STAGE Here is a rigorous, […]
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A face can become part of how an era is remembered. This image accompanies the historical question explored in this essay. WHEN DID BULLYING BECOME LEADERSHIP? I HUMBLY ASK AMERICA:WHY IS A BULLY IN CHARGE β AND WHY ARE ONLY A FEW STANDING UP TO SAY, βNOT TODAY. NOT TOMORROW.β? A NOTE ABOUT THE PHOTOGRAPH […]
PUT SOME RESPECT ON HER NAME β U.S. Congresswoman Joyce Beatty, the Army of One and the Quiet Power of Standing Fast
Grace Notes Video Commentary, Grace Notes, Commentary & Reflection, PUT SOME RESPECT ON HER NAME U.S. Congresswoman Joyce Beatty β The Army of One, and the Quiet Power of Standing Fast Back in June, I wrote about U.S. Congresswoman Joyce Beatty (OH-03), Representative for Ohioβs Third Congressional District and an ex-officio trustee of the John […]
9/11- Genelle Guzman-McMillan: The Impossible Hope in the Intangible
Grace Notes in Context Β· September 11 Remembrance Most of us Trinis might possibly not know how incredibly our own lineage is woven into the story of the worst nightmare to have occurred in that mecca of international congruence we call New York City. If we believe the words of our own Trinidad and Tobago […]
KAMLA LOVES DELCY β FIRST DEY SAY SHE BADβ¦ FROM PERSONA NON GRATA TO βI LOVE HERβ
KAMLA LOVES DELCY First Dey Say She Badβ¦ From Persona Non Grata to βI Love Herβ VIDEO CONTEXT: Delcy RodrΓguez’s October 22, 2025 remarks addressing Trinidad and Tobago and Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar. Original audio in Spanish; English translation added for accessibility and context. From my sitting perch at my computer, news will find its […]
BIG BIG BIG SHOUT OUT TO KES πΉπΉ BIG UPS TO BUJU π―π² AND A LABOR DAY MAMDANI SALUTE TO NEW YORK CITY 2026 | MORE THAN WHAT WAS SEEN
MORE THAN WHAT WAS SEEN There was something about this Labor Day moment in New York that stayed with me beyond what was actually happening on the stage. Kes was there. Buju was there. Mayor Zohran Mamdani was there. But surrounding them was the full vibrancy and regalia of the Caribbean diasporaβflags and feathers, color […]
Culturally Speaking: Jay-Z and Kaepernick Are Not the Moment β A Tale of Two Distracted Nations
We, the peopleβin America and Trinbagoβmust demand attention to what truly matters A Tale of Two Distracted Nations Our People, Pay AttentionβDo Not Be Distracted or Divided I write as a Trinbagonian-Americanβwatching the United States, where I live, and Trinidad and Tobago, the country of my birth, with growing concern. We must learn to recognize […]
HARUMPH!! β President Trump,This Letter Is For You
This is giddying. Only HARUMPH!! Now, for someone whose ego is already sensationalized, imagine men in their prime 80s looking upon this President with envy. Because this letter deserves its own plaque of framed distinction. This is the letter now published by major news media and attributed through that reporting to Natalie Harp, Donald Trump’s […]
Dr. Frances Cress Welsing Racism, Meritocracy & the Psychology of Power
Archival commentary from Dr. Frances Cress Welsing presented for historical, intellectual and critical examination. Before you react to the words in this video, understand why I am sharing them. When I referenced Dr. Frances Cress Welsing in my recent writing about Professor Jason Arday, some may not have had the opportunity to discover the fuller body of […]
Before I Write Another Word About Professor Jason Arday … The Person, the Spectacle and What We Are Becoming
Before I publish the piece I have been writing about Professor Jason Arday, eugenics, inclusion, exclusion, merit and the insularity of institutional power, something is still gutting at my insides. Beneath all the intellectual arguments now surrounding his name, I keep returning to a more elemental question about ourselves and this extraordinary machinery of public […]