LARRY BURCHALL
Selling our black heritage down the river
Heritage month is the time to specially celebrate and remember our past.
'Scatterling of Africa' revisits motherland
With me tucked into World Traveler Class, the BA flight flew over the Mediterranean Sea and crossed the coast of Northern Africa.
Who let the dogs out?
Who let the dogs out? is a catchy song from Trinidad. Its rhythm is completely right for its irreverent lyrics. The lyrics, continually repeating the opening question, ask and re-ask:"Who let the dogs out?"
Stop moaning and move on!
"I understand Mr. Burchall's opinion piece was directed at empowering black Bermudians from his perspective to no longer stand in "victimhood" but what concerns me are his words, "Get over it! Get out of the past!"
Do you believe whites are superior?
Psssst!..Make sure nobody sees you reading this secret stuff.
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Anti-school disease ravages young black males
Like the first death-dealing cancer cell that first invades a body, fact and information often comes in small, sometimes almost invisible, and seemingly insignificant bits.
Want to make sense of tourist figures? You do the math
Warning! At the end, I'll give you neither answer nor opinion.
Solutions to our problems won't come from the U.S.
In responding to any act of violence, does one apply the military rule and ratchet up the violence to a higher level? Does one take another course and find the cause of the violence and thus try to eliminate or reduce violence? Is it an 'eye for an eye' or …
The men who would be king
The most fascinating aspect of the US Presidential electing process is that the U.S. President - even in this twenty-first century - operates with many of the same powers once held by King George lll two hundred and forty years ago in 1768.
The pirates of Wall Street are robbing ordinary folk
Piracy lives! But not in the black eye-patch, cutlass wielding style of old.
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Why locals could be more at risk than expats...
What happens next? 'Dubya', Gordon Brown, Hank Greenberg, Warren Buffett, and the crazy guy on the street corner all seem to have about the same insight.
Are we finally on the road to education salvation?
"Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! The preacher's done been saved. Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Minister Horton's done seen the light! The Minister is finally telling some truth! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! We lot in the Mourner's Pews can now sing and shout! The Minister has got the Spirit! Hallelujah!"
Someone in the PLP needs to get a grip on reality
In any group, there's always someone who wants the top spot. Well almost always.
Consider all the odds before placing your bets
Since there is to be a national discussion on casinos and gambling, I'll start by saying that I welcome the opportunity to discuss something without the deafening shouts of moralizers and the dark stares of doom-sayers.
President Obama and the end of victimhood
On January 20, 2009, President Barack Hussein Obama will take over the Oval Office.
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