My 9yo son interrupted his mother when she spoke about kings day. He saw me getting irritated as she was teasing me that he was my king too. “I don’t have a king! Nobody can be my king!” I grumbled. My son jumped in “Mom, I’m gonna quote dad on this. Why is the king…
I am the most unique person on earth, I kid you not.So around 7pm when I got up from in front of my computers, I felt that my asscheeks were glued together. Ieuuw!!. So I went to the bathroom and washed myself, particular focus on my asscheeks.Pulled up a clean pair of sweats and went…
By Marvin Hokstam Often media houses only serve to tell the stories of their communities, as observers rarely becoming the subject themselves. For St. Maarten’s The Daily Herald, Hurricane Irma offered an opportunity to go beyond the call of duty; and they clutched it. The paper escaped Irma’s wrath fairly unscathed and has accommodated its…
Leave it to the Dutch to -even when things are properly fucked- still hold the faith that the system will kick in and fall in place. Amazing. The Metro line broke down this morning in the middle of the track. 100 meters from where everybody has to be. I can actually see my office. But…
Voortschrijdend inzicht is een fucking mooi ding; maar wanneer ik t gevoel heb dat ‘hype en als dooie vissen meegaan met de stroom’ zich vermommen als voortschrijdend inzicht, dan gaat t bij me jeuken. Net pachipachi Ik weet niet hoe pachipachi voelt, maar vroeger vertelden die jongens die t kregen wel hoe irritant t was….
“Het Punt” vertelt onder andere het verhaal van mijn oma’s oma, Apolonia. Op 1 juli 1863 was ze 62 jaar oud. Dat wil zeggen dat ze haar hele leven lang als slaaf gewerkt heeft op een plantage. Ik kan me de dag herinneren in 2014 toen ik haar vond in de slavernijregisters in het Nationaal…
The Black Owned Business Virtual Fair | X-Mas Edition is your opportunity to leap into the future in a time when business may appear uncertain, and reclaim a December market that will otherwise be lost. How do you intend to reach your customers in this climate? The yearly Christmas marketplaces are gone. Because of COVID-19, it…
By Marvin Hokstam AMSTERDAM — The City Council of Amsterdam will be allocating 100,000 euros in its budget to carry out a feasibility study on establishing a National Museum for the Slavery Past, it has been reported. Council member Simion Blom (Groen Links) who proposed the museum together with fellow members from the SP and…
