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Dear Sir, It is with deep sadness to hear that brethren attending a prayer meeting in an AME church in the US have been shot to death — nine people including the pastor. The circumstances of this heinous act of murder and hate gives rise to deep di...

Opposition MP Rolfe Commissiong has criticised The Royal Gazette’s editor Tim Hodgson for quoting John C Calhoun in a “racist” and “condescending” manner in an opinion piece. He highlighted the editorial, Exercising real people power, published on M...

Much of America was plunged into massive grief when a lone gunman with a deeply twisted hatred for black people entered one of the most prestigious black churches in South Carolina while members, including the pastor, held a Bible study session. Aft...

The thunder of gunfire in a historic Charleston church is echoing throughout Bermuda today. So are the howls of anguish and grief and disbelief. On Wednesday night, a heavily armed white supremacist opened fire on the congregation at that South Carol...

Dear Sir, I was struck by Leah Scott’s concern for the people who are not being listened to, as expressed on the floor of the House last Friday. Therefore, I am surprised that she seems so oblivious to the two-tiered nature of our society as a resu...

As we paint our walls, there will be two brushes that we generally use. A “broad brush” 4in to 6in wide used to cover vast areas. Also a smaller “cutting brush” 0.5in to 1.5in wide used for intricate areas. Over the course of the past 400 years, as ...

Dear Sir, “The media is the most powerful entity on earth. They have the power to make the innocent guilty and to make the guilty innocent, and that’s power. Because they control the minds of the masses.” – Malcolm X Many, if not most, Bermudians ha...

Dear Sir, It is apparent that the objective of this latest exhibit by Manuel Palacio is to highlight the fact that his aim is to continue the discourse on the ongoing subject of racial warfare, albeit in a bold, provocative, and uncomfortable manner ...

A racially charged shooting during the heavily segregated “Jim Crow” era of the United States will be explored in a documentary to be aired at the Bermuda National Library. You Belong to Me shows at 6pm next Tuesday, courtesy of the US Consulate Gene...

March 16, 2015 Dear Sir, On March 10, your commentator Al Seymour wrote in reference to racism in Bermuda: “Things are not perfect but progress cannot be denied. Most Bermudians today are proud of that progress.” On February 13 your commentat...

Last year, a large part of the United States was overwhelmed with powerful demonstrations, with thousands protesting against what they felt were strong-arm tactics by Police which led to the deaths of two black men and a young black boy. Although th...

Bermuda has been hit by another storm. And like many before it, this one has left quite a mark on the country’s landscape. Was it Hurricane Fay? No. Hurricane Gonzolo? Nope. This one was named Hurricane Llarisa Abreu, the Accuweather host on ZBM. Ms ...