Barbados- A New Republic?

Summary

Hey everyone, thanks for stopping by for another episode of colour your life. Today’s episode is about the island of Barbados. A gorgeous island located in the sunny skies and warm waters of the Caribbean region. It’s been about 180 years since slavery has ended and 55 years since they gained independence but they’re still not a republic.Meaning that the queen is still their head of state. However, according to their prime minister that status is about to change as by November they are carded to be a republic nation, free from the claws of Britain. Since I’m not a bajan, for the purpose of this episode I brought on Khaleel Kothdiwala, a student from Barbados, who is very verse in politics to help me and by extension you get a better understanding of why becoming a republic is such a big deal, and what took Barbados so long to hop on the train. I hope you find this episode entertaining. Thank you for taking time to Colour Your Life. 

Let’s Take A Mental Health Break. Ft. Giovanni Kelly.

Summary

So everyone knows that I love to talk about history I mean what’s better than taking pride in our past? But in taking pride in our past and discovering who we are it’s also important to take pride in our scars. Our personal scars, our emotional scars, the thing that makes us human and connects all of us not only to our ancestors but to each other. Today my best friend Giovanni Kelly and I (@thegiovannikelly on Instagram) are going to sit down and have a heart to heart about mental health with you guys. We got vulnerable and were honest about our struggles because we believe it’s important that people know that they aren’t alone in their struggles. Life is hard and with a pandemic going on it makes it even more difficult to escape our inner demons. Thus, we wanted to help out a little, by talking about our own lives and experiences with you; so that you can take comfort in the fact that you are not alone, that you are strong and in the end you can and will get through ANYTHING. The essence of colour your life is education, activism and pride, by doing this episode we are working through our own past and history and advocating for mental health awareness. We may not be as epic as Nelson Mandela or Simon Bolivar but we are people of colour too with our own struggles and stories to tell.Thank you for taking time to colour your life. Crisis Hotlines in Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS)

— 999

UWI Estate Police (St. Augustine Campus)

—  662-2002 | 662-4783  (Office line) Ext. 83510, 82121, 82120, 83497, 83512, 83355

Trinidad and Tobago Fire Services

— 990

Office of Disaster Preparedness and Management Emergency Call Center

— 511

Medical Emergency

— 811

( If you have no money on your cellphone this would be best. Also if you have hurt yourself in any way – please call 811 )

(Feeling suicidal doesn’t mean that you are crazy, or weak, or damaged. It only means that you have more pain than you can cope with right now. If you are feeling this way, please seek help immediately by calling Lifeline or Families in Action.)

Lifeline  (suicide)  

— 645 2800  

— 645 6616   

Families in Action  

— 628 2333  

— 622 6952   

UWI Student Counsellor (St. Augustine Campus)

— 662-2002 ext. 82151

AIDS Hotline Port of Spain  

— 800 4HIV  

— 625 2437   

Alcoholics Anonymous

Northern Intergroup  — 662 4829, 640 5305, 679 0066  

Port-of-Spain Intergroup  — 628-2288  

Southern Intergroup  — 657-6367, 677-6856  

B2B Intergroup  — 620 2580, 650 1692  

Tobago  — 639 9121, 660 5668   

CHILDLINE  

— 800 4321  (toll free)

The Children’s Authority Hotline Numbers

— 996

— 800-2014  

Child Guidance Clinic

— 726-1324

National Family Services Division

— 624-8218

— 627-1163

Rebirth House – drug rehabilitation  

— 623 0952   

Rape Crisis Society

PoS  — 622 7273  

San Fernando  — 657 5355   

National Domestic Violence Hotline  

— 800 SAVE or  

— 800 7283   

Victim and Witness Support

— 624-8853

Heal Drug Rehab Centre Couva  

— 679 2616   

The Informative Breastfeeding Service  

— 628 8234   

The Trinidad and Tobago Cancer Society  

— 800 TTCS (8827)  (toll free)   

Loveuntil Foundation (National Help line)

—800-HELP (4357) 8 am – 6 pm  

—626-1800 6 pm till   

The People’s Hotline  

— 623 49 29

Rainbow Chat

— 321 – 3393

Oshun~ African Goddess of water, sensuality and healing. Female empowerment 💛

Summary

This is my very first collab and I’m super excited. My wifi is trash so it gets a lil wonky but I promise this episode is worth the listen. Oshun is a Major symbol of female empowerment. She protects women and gives us strength by helping us to embrace our sexuality. So yeah! Thanks for taking time to colour your life

Black poetry.

Summary

Launch of season two It’s been a minute but I’m back and ready to shine! This episode features the reading of poems about life as a black person. Please like and share and subscribe. Thanks for taking time to colour your life!

Manifest Destiny. Part 1. THE HOW. Gruesome October

Summary

Manifest destiny in the United States of America. How it happened 🙃. The next episode will look at how it happened in the Caribbean and then a final episode will look at the terrible effects it had on the indigenous people as well as the societies of the Caribbean and Africa! Gruesome October

Caribbean Ghost Stories. Cobblestone Inn. #1

Summary

Today’s episode takes you to the lovely island of St. Vincent in the Caribbean. Where we explore a former sugar estate and talk about it’s history and definite huantedness. It is based on my first hand encounter with spirits on the island, and aimed at sharing why it is important to allow people to preserve their culture. Enjoy the episode

Queen Nzinga Mbandi

Summary

The first african leader to stand up to the Portuguese, the trans Atlantic slave trade and colonialism. This is the story of an incredible woman, who through power, strength and great wisdom saved her people from the horrors of slavery! And retained her rightful place on the throne.

Emancipation in the British Caribbean

Summary

Apologies for the tech stuff going on here guys. I’m trying. This episode is about the Emancipation of slaves in the British empire in light if emancipation day which is celebrated on august the 1st in all british Caribbean islands!

How Europe fucked the Caribbean part one.

Summary

I have no words that will adequately describe what this series is about. The title I suppose is self explanatory. I felt that, I needed to take a break with talking about incredible people and talk about the things people don’t like to talk about

Alexander Hamilton The Great

Summary

It’s the weekend of July 4th, and America despite fighting off a pandemic is gearing up to celebrate their independence. How many people know though, that a black man, from Nevis in the Caribbean single handedly saved the newly freed land from economic crisis and poverty after 1783. He was also the person who won the final battle at Yorktown and drove Britain out of America FOR GOOD. Alexander Hamilton both financially and militarily saved America from Britain