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Donald Trump’s racist remarks MUST NOT go unanswered
Ardain Isma CSMS Magazine There are many people in this country who vehemently believe being white is an exclusive preserve for which they are prepared to fight to the death. Donald Trump, dull in his thinking and ill-educated to EXPRESS RACISM in its...
Joe Biden owes Black America an apology
Ardain Isma CSMS Magazine In one of his latest insults yet to people of color, former vice president Biden was caught red-handed, telling a group of wealthy friends at a fundraiser in a New York City hotel Tuesday night how he cozied up with two segregationist...
As the Democratic leadership rallies around Joe Biden, America is on track to lose
Ardain Isma CSMS Magazine It’s June, early June, but the trail is already crowded with presidential hopefuls. Close to two dozen Democratic candidates are now competing for the nomination. While on the surface, their platforms are not fundamentally...
Venezuela: The Guaidó’s scheme is unraveling
Ardain Isma CSMS Magazine On January 23rd, 2019, Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó self-proclaimed president of the Republic before a cheering crowd numbered in the thousands. It was a pompous declaration that immediately captured the attention...
Venezuela’s faltering coup: A bloody feuilleton foretold
By Ardain Isma In the end, we will not only remember the crimes of our enemies but also the indifference of those who pretended to be our friends but stood by and did nothing. (Midnight at Noon) This could very well be the introductory line of a bloody...
Haiti: What’s next after last week’s mass protests?
Ardain Isma CSMS Magazine They said the entire Haiti was behind them. They said they were invincible. They said they were on a mission to restore Haiti’s past glory. But last’s week angry protests that swept the country from coast to coast were proofs...
A special “Black History Month”
Ardain Isma CSMS Magazine This year’s Black History Month was commemorated nationwide as if it was a national funeral—for Black America that is. It’s been fifty years already since a single bullet struck down one of the most powerful speakers in...
Happy International Women’s Day!
Ardain Isma CSMS Magazine No one can deny the pivotal role women play in our world. Too often, however, their contributions seem ignored, and unacceptable injustices committed by men against women have reinforced this rarely spoken reality. Today is the...
Ardine and her father Ardain Isma in a conversation on race and on Haiti
CSMS Magazine Last week, Ardain and his daughter Ardine touched some pertinent issues in a conversation that focused on the rising racial tensions in America since the election of Donald Trump. But the father-daughter talk had to be split in two due to...