Akola Thompson

Can a man rape his wife? This is a question that many people to this day will respond to with a no.

Last week, I participated in a strategy-building exercise with some colleagues from across the Caribbean.

At risk of angering the “Not all men” brigade, I thought it important to explore a long held narrative that has been maintaining its position in popular media, the idea of toxic masculinity.

The passing of the British Queen Elizabeth, predictably brought forward varied responses from the public.

It’s true, men usually get a bad rap. When assessing their role and actions in society, they are often placed on the negative end of the scale.

Recently, a tragic story of a young man completing suicide hit the news.

White supremacy is insidious. It manifests itself in ways that have become so normalized, that we are often unable to see it for what it is.

A man consistently beats his partner and children to a pulp.

Guyana is a small pond with big fishes. The evidence of this is seen in the fact that it really does not take much for one to quickly become an “influencer” or a personality that is well known and celebrated.

African descendants in Guyana recently celebrated another year of emancipation from the heinous system of enslavement our ancestors were trapped under.

In Guyana, there is a certain pattern to mass violence that we have become accustomed to.

If you are interested in world affairs, you might be familiar with the saying, “when America sneezes, the rest of the world catches a cold.”

After many debates, stalled promises and arguments that it could not be afforded, the minimum wage for the private sector was last week set to be raised to $60,000.The

Recently, the death anniversary of revolutionary feminist icon, Andaiye was celebrated.

Living in a cis-heteronormative world wherein anyone deviating from strict gender and sexuality binaries is seen as abnormal, it can be an incredibly challenging space for those who identify as LGBTQI+.

In ancient Roman society, there was a practice of holding parties for the poor.

As of late, I find that when folks around me talk about the COVID-19 global health pandemic, they speak of it in the past tense.

Two days ago, the Director of Public Prosecutions Shalimar Ali-Hack discontinued the private criminal charge that was brought against attorney-at-law, Nirvan Singh.

We can learn many lessons from the way that political groups and others in power treat and respond to allegations of abuse by those within their leadership.

Earlier this week, news broke that the US Supreme Court had done a private vote with the intention to strike down Roe vs.