{"id":168756,"date":"2023-02-08T10:24:29","date_gmt":"2023-02-08T14:24:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=168756"},"modified":"2023-02-08T10:24:29","modified_gmt":"2023-02-08T14:24:29","slug":"letter-black-history-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/letter-black-history-month\/","title":{"rendered":"LETTER: Black History Month"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Dear Editor,<\/p>

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The more I hear about Black History Month being observed and celebrated in Antigua, the more I get angry. I am disgusted.<\/p>\n

Antiguans are not serious and proud of their blackness. I think deep down they despise their blackness. To many\/most, blackness is a defense when they argue.<\/p>

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It is a reason to party on 1st August every year, when some break out the African clothes.<\/p>

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Even before the debacle of the Africans in Antigua, there is the treatment of our black brothers and sisters from Caricom.<\/p>\n

Oh, we hate the black Guyanese and Jamaicans but have no problem with the Caucasians, Middle Easterners and Chinese, who combined in a few years, may soon outnumber us and who control commerce, yachting and tourism.<\/p>

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Now to the Africans. Nothing anyone can say or do can forgive the treatment of our unfortunate brothers and sisters from the Cameroon, who have come to Antigua.<\/p>\n

There is no empathy in this country. Just xenophobia against our own colour and hatred.<\/p>

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Let us accept that this was a major screw up by the government. Due diligence was obviously not done on these flights. Maybe incompetence. Maybe corruption.<\/p>

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What ever the reasons, the point is that our African brothers and sisters are running from poverty and a civil war.<\/p>\n

All they are guilty of is trying to find a better life for their families. They are not criminals. In fact, many of them are quite well educated.<\/p>\n

How do you think they feel when they hear the comments on the radio; read the comments in the newspaper and watch a whole demonstration against them? Many of them are sad and depressed. Some of the females cry all day.<\/p>\n

I will not even get into the thousands of Antiguans who have run from this country since the 50s, 60s\u00a0 and today seeking greener pastures. Nor will I discuss the thousands of Antiguans who go to the USA to make their children so they can get a US passport.<\/p>\n

Our African brother and sisters are human beings. They have feelings. They have parents. They have children.<\/p>\n

Where is your humanity, Antigua?<\/p>\n

Disgusted Blacktothebone Man<\/strong><\/p>\n

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