A review of the inaugural Keva M. Bethel Distinguished Lecture LAST week I attended the inaugural Keva M. Bethel Distinguished Lecture at the College of the Bahamas at which Patricia Glinton-Meicholas, one of my favourite thinkers and writers, delivered a fiery presentation she called A Modest Proposal towards a Truer Emancipation and a Truer Independence. Knowing Mrs Glinton-Meicholas, I am not surprised …
The Crisis Of The Invisible Black Man
BECAUSE we have passed through periods of emancipation, decolonization, desegregation and independence, there are many who assume that race – once the primary basis of prejudice against black people – is no longer a relevant topic for discussion. #Our silence is a subtle poison, particularly because the primary racial battleground is now an internal minefield. In other words, racial experience …
The Art Of Negotiating Condom Use
In observing the efforts of the Ministry of Health, through its “Don’t Get Caught Unpeeled” condom promotion, I was reminded of an aspect of promoting condom use that has nagged me for some time. It is an issue not usually discussed in public campaigns, if discussed any at all. It is an issue I call negotiating condom use, and I …
Political Hyperbole On The Medical Frontier
WHEN politicians train to be politicians, one of the first lessons they learn is about the use of hyperbole, the art of using obvious and intentional exaggeration to make a point. It is a political tool that Bahamian politicians are very familiar with and use with great frequency (Full disclosure: the media profession is no novice when it comes to …
The Economics Of Stem Cells
IMAGINE living in a world where a drug-free fix for HIV/AIDS existed, or a cure for cancer, blindness, Parkinson’s, diabetes, heart disease, even Lou Gehrig’s disease. Advocates of stem cell research are driven by this vision. They say the promise of stem cell therapy is the birth of a new medical paradigm more revolutionary than the advent of the internet. …