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Is this representative of the population of Guyana?
Dear Editor,
Looking at the images that comprise the Commission for the Rights of the Child in Guyana I have to weep over the chances for one of the demographics most at risk.
I refer of course to the black male child. It would appear that those who had the power to appoint members to this commission either did not factor that demographic into their concerns when they were doing the selecting, or they are so homogeneous in their outlook that the commission just reflects what they see in their minds eye as representative or important to Guyana.
It would appear that Guyana, in terms of its current political leadership, share much in common with local establishments in the US during the 50s and 60s. They understand and cater to the need for positive role models for every other demographic group but the black male child. Whether it is the Ethnic Relations Commission, the National Business Organisation, the Ministerial or Diplomatic Heads of Department, the black male has become virtual extinct as a species in positions of strength, power and independent influence in key areas in Guyana.
I see absolutely no benefit to the plight of the black male in Guyana coming from a commission absent any positive gender role model with whom they can relate. If this situation was not serious it would be comical.
When you have a nation with national leaders who are so bereft of a basic understanding of what diversity looks like, or should look like, those who are in the minority are doomed to catch hell.
The Commission presented to represent the children of Guyana had to have been based on the Government’s decision and policy on who should own and control print media and who should not. Go figure.
Robin Williams
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