Generational Poverty among Black Lower Classes in Suriname: Unraveled or Begging for More Questions?

This is the Third post in a Series on Poverty of Blacks in Suriname and the rest of The Caribbean; This post deals with Gender and Black Leadership, and the notion that progress of Blacks is typically impeded by Colonialism, Imperalist Forces and Capitalism. The case of Suriname offers a more nuanced view, demonstrating the [...]

The Apprenticeship and Beyond: Generational Poverty and Gender-Disparities

It is odd to observe that little study has been done on the period of apprenticeship in Suriname, the fact that this period impeded real freedom. Van Lier (1971, p. 183) writes that this period became introduced as ‘solution for the labor problem (shortage) in Suriname. Van Lier (ibid) is not too critical of the [...]

Why Blacks don’t make it … and other anecdotal imageries of generational and structural poverty in the Caribbean

Introduction A heated and one-sided debate on ‘Why Blacks in Suriname are lagging’ has captured my attention in recent weeks. Astounding was the fact that some individuals voiced their opinions by capturing key-issues and deep-seated problems in anecdotal imageries and parlance of Blacks as an unsuccessful ethnic category in Surinamese society. These pronouncers who positioned [...]