Wayfair workers couldn’t stomach they were making beds to cage children. They asked the company to stop. CEO said no. Tomorrow, they‘re walking out. This is what solidarity looks like - a reminder that everyday people have real power, as long as we’re brave enough to use it.

It may be shocking to some, but being someone’s daughter actually isn’t a career qualification. It hurts our diplomatic standing when the President phones it in & the world moves on. The US needs our President working the G20. Bringing a qualified diplomat couldn’t hurt either.

Him: Oh you’re a writer! I always wanted to write a book but I never had the time. Cause I have a job. Do you want to hear my book idea? Me: Absolutely not 😒

Toni Morrison was a national treasure, as good a storyteller, as captivating, in person as she was on the page. Her writing was a beautiful, meaningful challenge to our conscience and our moral imagination. What a gift to breathe the same air as her, if only for a while.

Congratulations to UWI students Matthue Prescott, Omari Obaseki Joseph and De Andre Albert who took top honours in the ILO Caribbean's Future of Work Essay Competition, placing 1st, 2nd & 3rd respectively -> newsday.co.tt/2019/08/12/ilo…

#PelicanPride 🙌🏾

I see Fox News is big mad about abolishing the electoral college. So let’s talk about it. 1) If the GOP were the “silent majority” they claim, they wouldn’t be so scared of a popular vote. They *know* they aren’t the majority. They rely on establishing minority rule for power.

With summer winding down, here’s a sampling of what Michelle and I have been listening to — some new, some old, some fast, some slow. Hope you enjoy.

Waking up & realizing Serena Williams won is the kind of start I needed to my vacation. But come on, let’s be clear, there is no “rivalry” between her & Maria Sharapova. Serena has a 20-2 career record against Maria and has not lost to her since 2004. *Insert blank stare.*

A throughline to Trumpism is that he very very much to his absolute core does not believe in democracy.

1. AOC calls for abolishing the electoral college. 2. Trump campaign torches the idea as “crazy” in an e-mail to supporters. 3. AOC digs up an old Trump tweet bashing the electoral college.

Today the Cabinet took a decision to provide support for the Government and people of The Bahamas in light of the devastation caused by Hurricane Dorian. The support for our CARICOM brothers and sisters will be as follows:

God sees what you can become. Stir up your dreams. Stir up what’s in your heart. God wouldn’t have put it there if He wasn’t going to bring it to pass.

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Celebrating I chaired a panel at the first ever #Caribbean Studies Association #CSA online conference. #Guyana Panel Title: Re-imagining Caribbean cultural performances in the age of COVID 19 Panel Chair #MeaganSylvester Panel members #ChenziraKahina #LamarPollard #NigelCampbell

#CSA2021

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