Blog Entries tagged 'commentary'

Caribbean Media Association must overcome initial hurdles

Eddy Edwards

Recently, some members of South Florida's Caribbean media launched an effort to organize themselves and form a Media Association. This is a bold and commendable effort, considering that there are several obstacles that first must be overcome for any such association to be meaningful to its members and the community and to be successful as an organization. A couple years ago this attempt did not go beyond a few meetings and
eventually that group disbanded without achi [...]

For God sake show some leadership!

H Oneil

The next 7 weeks leading up to the Pennsylvania primaries is shaping up to be bloody and perhaps will totally annihilate the Democratic Party by the end. One has to wonder if this is what the Democratic leadership think is best for the party.� This can only be cut two ways - neither of which is good... the first, I'm saying skeptically, because I would hate to think that I'm right, but what the heck let's put it out there - this is the notion that this might be by design. The party i [...]

Why some Blacks support Hillary Clinton and not Obama

Falana Fray

Too many Black people have been subconsciously conditioned and continue to perpetuate the notion
that "White is right," as now in the case of Senators Barack Obama and
Hillary Clinton who are jockeying for the presidency. Maybe
it�s the "Willie Lynch" syndrome � whereby blacks from slavery were
taught to distrust each other � and only believe in their masters. It
was an effective way to control slaves and this has kept blacks divided
for generati [...]

Now is the time to make demands in exchange for your vote

Eddy Edwards

As the Presidential elections gather steam and the race for the White
House intensifies, Americans are being excited by the various promises
made by the candidates. As difficult as it is to learn
their real positions on topics such as immigration, welfare reform,
taxes and the war in Iraq, it appears that the current field of
candidates has managed to create some int [...]

Celebrate a New Year anytime

Eddy Edwards

The first week in January, the beginning of a new year and the end of the old is a time when most people reflect on the past year and make some evaluation on
accomplishments or failures as a gauge to achieving their goals. It is
also a time when new goals, popularly called New Year& [...]

America is ready for a Black President

Eddy Edwards

You hear it repeated often. "America is not ready for a black president." Other times you hear that he is not "black" enough. If one were to draw a conclusion from the talk of doubters, it would be that since Barack Obama is not black and America is not ready for a black President, then Obama has a good chance of being elected President of the United States in November 2008.

If not now, then when? When will America be ready fo [...]

�Sometimes I Wish Was White�

Eddy Edwards

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 tu [...]

Look to the future to own new communications medium

Eddy Edwards

"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 progr [...]