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Dec 02
2007

‘Sometimes I Wish Was White’

Posted by Eddy Edwards in societyculturecommentary

Lyrics: "Sometimes I feel, I wish I was white, so I could feel, just how it feels to be treated right. I'm not ashamed of me. Just one time, I want to see, how it feels to be treated equally."

Allen Watty is best known as the singer of the Hurricane Song, (about the treatment of Blacks in Hurricane Katrina) which won rave national reviews from ABC News, MSNBC.com, and CNN.

Now, he's back with another tune called Sometimes I Wish I Was White. In the song, Watty reveals that he's not at all ashamed of being Black – but that he has learned that you have to be white to be treated right.

With racial tensions already rising from Jena-6 – a recent incident involving a group of six black teenagers who were initially charged with attempted murder for beating a white teenager at Jena High School in Jena, Louisiana and the six white persons in West Virginia who kidnapped, repeatedly raped and tortured a black 20 year-old woman for a week, it seems fitting that Independent singer Allen Watty would penned such a song.

Nov 25
2007

Look to the future to own new communications medium

Posted by Eddy Edwards in societynewsentertainmentculturecommentary

"Cow neva know de use ah him tail till it get cut off" states the Jamaican proverb, which translates into "one never realizes the value of something until they lose it." This proverb proved true a few weeks ago, when many who religiously listened to WTPS 1080 am, every Saturday was faced with new programming, stemming from the sale of the station.

For over 25 years, WVCG 1080 AM was the dependable home of Caribbean radio programs. Initiated by Arnold "Trinidad" Henry - who was sales manager back in 1982 - the 50,000 watt station soon carved a niche out for itself in presenting quality programs with an appeal to the diverse Caribbean community, especially those living south in South Miami-Dade County.

Despite several changes in ownership, Caribbean Saturdays prevailed, beating the odds and solidifying its position as a strong source of information and entertainment for Caribbean peoples in South Florida.

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