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Buju Banton Receives Backlash For Anti-Mask Rant
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Veteran Reggae/Dancehall artist Buju Banton has received massive backlash for an anti-mask rant he made on social media. In the series of videos posted to his Instagram account, the deejay lashed out at the Jamaican government while calling for an end to wearing masks. “We wah done with this maskwearing bulls**t inna Jamaica and who fi dead ago dead and who Nah go dead ago just live,” Buju Banton boldly stated. He continued to accuse policymakers of causing the Jamaican people to be in abject fear and of driving people into poverty. “What have you done for all those who you have laid off and mek dem business close early? Jamaican people need to wake up… Mi nah wear nuh mask …mask nuh mek fi man,” Banton added. In a follow-up video, also posted on Instagram, the artist also lashed out at Jamaicans for “selling their votes.” “My people unuh better wake up
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Joe Biden has often said on the campaign trail that we’re in a “battle for the soul of our nation.” He’s right. Our country is mired in multiple crises—a deadly pandemic that’s out of control, a cruel immigration system, a widening wealth gap and a flailing economy. Our people are deeply divided and are exhausted by uncertainty and constant chaos. The problems we’re currently facing and the fight ahead of us will require a different approach: calm, steady leadership with experience, empathy and decency. That is what Joe Biden brings to the table. Biden and his formidable VP pick, Kamala Harris, are up to the task of course-correcting and restoring America’s faith in our leadership and our democratic institutions. It’s also not lost on Caribbean Americans—and African Americans—that Biden has chosen a woman of color to help him on this journey. Joe Biden and Kamala Harris clearly represent the interests of Caribbean Americans. Biden is cognizant that COVID-19 has affected communities of color disproportionately—a factor steeped in income inequality, limited access to healthcare, institutional biases and other societal ills—and positions himself as the candidate who believes in science and leads by example. These are key characteristics for combatting coronavirus.
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