I need to speak ‘properly’-A Response to Spoken Word TEDTALK
by Wilah-Marie Baptiste *NOTE: Jamila Lyiscott, PhD., aka, Dr. J, is an aspiring way-maker, a community-engaged scholar, nationally renowned speaker, and co-founder/co-director of the Center of Racial Justice and Youth Engaged Research. Dr. J is most well known for being featured on TED.com where her video, ‘3 Ways to Speak English,’ has been viewed over 4.8 million …
Uhm … Happy Birthday To Mickey Mouse?
By Carlos Eton
Why do weird things (really weird things) happen on Thursdays.
UVI MEDICAL SIMULATION CENTER- STX CAMPUS- RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY
(STX-June 28) -STX campus was the site of the Ribbon cutting ceremony that allowed community members, local residents, and government officials the opportunity to tour the much anticipated medical simulation facility. According to Project manager, Elisa Sanchez, owner of EJS, although the building is not yet operational, major components have been installed, and the community …
What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July? A Contemporary Analysis
REPRINTED from 2020 -by Jada Roberts, Dahlia Ferrol, and Sabina Ferrol “Fellow-citizens, above your national, tumultuous joy, I hear the mournful wail of millions! whose chains, heavy and grievous yesterday, are, to-day, rendered more intolerable by the jubilee shouts that reach them.” Words from Frederick Douglass’ speech are applicable to people of color in the …
#tasteofstcroix 2022
UVIABJ members hone their photography and videography skills at the twenty-second Taste of St. Croix event held at the Divi Casino Resort
It’s Not You; It’s Me
By Carlos Eton
“Please know, it’s not you … it’s me. I hope we can still be friends though.”
USVI Olympic Team
What events could we, as Islanders, dominate and bring home gold medals to represent the tenacity and spirit of the Islands?