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 The Exit of Obama be etched in our memories for reasons and and a New Trump Era events that brought forth states of eupho- One major event that push started various ria, melancholy and outrage; for some, events throughout the year was the 2016 extreme losses and monumental gains. In presidential election. It was an event that retrospect, it was more so “the year of the promised some degree of change on both woman”. A year that saw many movements ends. What the entire United States of and protests for women and minorities. A America had to anticipate was the election year where women of colour and minorities of their first female Democratic president despite adversities excelled and made their Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump, the convoices heard. A year that we were able to troversial conservative Republican candiwitness a great surge of unity and together- date whose entire election campaign was ness across the world in circumstances of marked by accusations of his racist, hoturmoil and tragedy. 2017 was a year that mophobic, xenophobic and misogynistic forced the world to keep their eyes open views. To much of the world’s surprise, it and it all started in late 2016 leading up to was Trump who excelled in the end, beearly January. coming 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