VOLUME 6 • ISSUE 22 • WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 27TH 2017
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2017... WHAT A YEAR!
KABRENA ROBINSON/TORONTO CARIBBEAN 2017 is one of those years that will forever be etched in our memories for reasons and events that brought forth states of euphoria, melancholy and outrage; for some, extreme losses and monumental gains. In retrospect, it was more so “the year of the woman”. A year that saw many movements and protests for women and minorities. A year where women of colour and minorities despite adversities excelled and made their voices heard. A year that we were able to witness a great surge of unity and togetherness across the world in circumstances of turmoil and tragedy. 2017 was a year that forced the world to keep their eyes open and it all started in late 2016 leading up to early January.
The Exit of Obama and a New Trump Era One major event that push started various events throughout the year was the 2016 presidential election. It was an event that promised some degree of change on both ends. What the entire United States of America had to anticipate was the election of their first female Democratic president Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump, the controversial conservative Republican candidate whose entire election campaign was marked by accusations of his racist, homophobic, xenophobic and misogynistic views. To much of the world’s surprise, it was Trump who excelled in the end, becoming the 45th President of the United
States. This event was historical not because it brought about needed change but because it ignited anger and displeasure from the general American public who on that night of November 8, 2016, witnessed the unforeseen. With a farewell to President Obama, the first black president of the United States, came President Donald Trump, a contrast in comparison to his predecessor Obama. And so, 2017, started off in a dim melancholy mood and on January 20, 2017, Donald John Trump was sworn in as the 45th President of the United States in Washington DC. Continued On Page 5