'Quit the Commonwealth' As Caribbean countries move towards ditching the King as head of state, some say they need to go further by S_Fleary1
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“So why do they still feel the need to hang on to the hem strings of the Commonwealth, so they haven’t fully removed themselves yet?” The country has been credited for influencing other Caribbean and African nations to fight for independence from colonial powers. Ms Hamilton said the bigger picture is about making “the people sovereign”, and listening to the voice of the majority of Jamaican people.
“We still look in the mirror and we don’t see and we don’t feel proud about who we are. We still think it’s better if we are lighter skinned than accepting our black skin.” Ms Hamilton stressed that the colonial mindset is not just rooted in the curriculum but also extends to the school uniform policy of most Jamaican schools, which limits students “in their capacity to express themselves including in how they wear their hair.”
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