The countdown is officially on. The 3rd annual Elevation Awards show takes place on Saturday, April 6th and I couldn't be more excited. My blog, This Bahamian Gyal, has been nominated for Blog of The Year. I've been racking up a lot of nominations of late and I'm so grateful, especially ...
The Adventures Of This Bahamian Gyal: My Trek Through Downtown Nassau
Nassau is hands down one of the coolest cities in the world. Don't debate me on this. I'm an island girl to the core and while my city may not be the biggest in the world, it's certainly big in character. There's really nowhere on earth quite like it. I once heard a politician say that the ...
It Matters If You’re Black Or White
Several years ago, I put a question to a group of my media colleagues, but was in no way prepared for the responses. We were in our newsroom discussing social issues when the topic of race came up. After an intense discussion, one of the men I was working with said he often wished he ...
When Facing Criticism Know What To Ignore
You can’t stop people from talking. That’s a fact of life. People who you have never met, shared nothing more than small talk with or have spent just a few minutes in their company suddenly feel empowered to make judgment calls about who you are and what you represent. This week, I have ...
It’s A No For Me, Dawg
There’s an old saying that if you have nothing nice to say, you should say nothing at all. But what do you do when you have nothing nice to say, don’t want to say anything, but someone insists you say something anyway? It never ceases to amaze me how people with some of the worst reputations ...