Originally posted on Tillah Willah:
Disaster time again, for our sisters and brothers in Haiti. Already the vultures circle, using this tragedy as another opportunity to take advantage or worse, to engage in the pornography of suffering black bodies. Now is not the time for tears, hand-wringing, there are lots of organisations that are quietly doing…
Posted in October 2016 …
Edinburgh trip benefits T&T artists (October 2, 2016)
Three T&T arts practitioners – Patrice Briggs of Arts-in-Action, Damien Whiskey, who portrays the Midnight Robber, and Mtima Solwazi of the Oral Tradition ROOTS Foundation, represented T&T at the 2016 Edinburgh Arts Festival. The opportunity was part of a program by the Division of Culture in association with international organizations ACPCultures+, World Cultures Connect and … Continue reading
T&T’s Capildeo takes the Forward (October 2, 2016)
T&T born, UK based poet Vahni Capildeo said she was stunned at the announcement that she had won the £15,000 2016 Forward Prize for Best Collection for her book Measures of Expatriation. She said she was mentally prepared to show the students she had invited how to “lose with grace,” as she was certain she … Continue reading