History of the Caribbeans | Exploring Resilience and Culture

Cultural Politics & National Identity: How Captain Traoré is Using Sankara, Cinema, and Symbolism to Remake Burkina Faso

 In this explosive 4-chapter documentary-style deep dive, we explore how Captain Ibrahim Traoré’s military government is turning culture into a strategic weapon of nation-building. From the resurrection of Thomas Sankara through a state-funded mausoleum designed by Francis Kéré to the revitalization of the iconic FESPACO film festival, Burkina Faso is reinventing its identity on revolutionary terms. But is this cultural renaissance authentic or political theater? And how is it shaping a new Pan-African alliance with Mali, Niger, and Chad? With gripping scenes, symbolic analysis, and insider interviews, this story challenges everything we think we know about coups, culture, and power in the Sahel.

Dada Cop — The Double Life of Jamaica’s Most Feared Enforcer

 He was a ghost with a badge. A killer with state protection. In Kingston’s deadliest garrison, one man blurred the line between police officer and gangland enforcer so perfectly that even the government used him—until it didn’t.Was Dada Cop a rogue gangster? Or a sanctioned asset the state had to erase?For years, he carried out hits using inside intel, terrorized rivals while slipping through the cracks of the justice system, and allegedly helped orchestrate defenses during the Tivoli siege. Then, he vanished. His body was found burned. But no case. No autopsy. No truth.Was it gang betrayal? A state-sanctioned execution? Or did he fake his death and vanish forever?Why did the police never acknowledge his existence?And what file did he leave behind that terrified even the highest offices?This isn’t just a story about corruption. It’s about how power hides in plain sight—and how silence kills.Would you have followed the truth—or disappeared chasing it?

Dana Seetahal’s Assassins — The Network Too Powerful to Name

When Trinidad’s top prosecutor Dana Seetahal was assassinated in a calculated, military-style hit, the public demanded answers. But what they got was silence. Behind her death lies an invisible criminal network—funded by drug money, protected by politics, and operating through systems meant to uphold justice. This isn’t just the story of one woman’s murder. It’s the story of how a state can be infiltrated, silenced, and reshaped from within.Who pulled the trigger? Why were her files never recovered?And who still has the power to keep the truth buried ten years later?If gangs can assassinate a prosecutor, is anyone in Trinidad truly safe?Would you dare to name the real killers? Or is silence the only way to survive?

Don of Tivoli: The Ruthless Rise and Bloody Fall of Rohan Gordon

 Most people think they understand Jamaican gang culture—until they hear the true story of Rohan “Don” Gordon.He rose from street enforcer to the feared successor of Jim Brown, commanding Tivoli Gardens through brute force, cocaine routes, and political intimidation. But his crown came at a cost.Why did his own allies turn against him after a mysterious tape leaked?Who really ordered the hit that killed him under Kingston’s blood-soaked streets?And why did the system that built him decide to bury him?This isn’t just a story about gangs. It’s about betrayal at the highest levels of politics and international crime.Would you survive in a kingdom where loyalty ends in gunfire?

Deedo: The Jungle Enforcer Who Declared War on Tivoli

 He wasn’t just another Kingston gunman. Deedo was the PNP’s shadow enforcer—controlling cocaine corridors, directing political hits, and orchestrating war against Jim Brown’s Tivoli Gardens. For a decade, he operated above the law—until his violent death shattered Jungle’s control and plunged South Kingston into chaos.Was Deedo a protector, a killer—or both?And did the state help build the monster it later buried?This isn’t just a story of a gangster. It’s a buried chapter in Jamaica’s political warfare.Would you have feared him—or followed him?

Entrapment or Empire: The Buju Banton Cocaine Sting

 Most people think Buju Banton’s arrest was about drugs. But the real story may be more disturbing. This reggae icon never handled cocaine, never made money, and wasn’t even present at the drug deal. So why did a U.S. jury convict him—and why was a paid DEA informant allowed to bait him into criminal talk for five months?Was it justice? Or was it a trap designed to silence a rising voice in Caribbean resistance music?This explosive investigation explores the surveillance tapes, courtroom drama, cultural fallout, and prison redemption of one of Jamaica’s most controversial stars.Did the U.S. government entrap Buju Banton to make an example of him?Or did the artist get seduced by his own ego—and finally get caught?Would you have seen the trap coming? Or would you have taken the bait?

Fresh to Death — The Rise and Betrayal of Kerwin Phillip

 Kerwin “Fresh” Phillip wasn’t just another gangster—he was Trinidad’s most provocative symbol of street power and style. But behind the designer clothes and Instagram followers was a darker truth: secret deals with police, betrayals by his own men, and a flash drive that could've brought down the entire system. When Fresh was gunned down in a surgical ambush, the state said nothing. His family buried him quietly. And yet, his name still lives in the streets he once ruled.Was Fresh a criminal mastermind, a political pawn, or both?And what happened to the encrypted flash drive found on his body?This is the real story behind the name the system tried to erase.Would you die to stay loyal—or kill to stay silent?

Mark Guerra: Murdered in Custody — The Gang Boss Who Died with Secrets Too Dangerous to Live

Mark Guerra was more than a gang boss—he was a kingmaker in Trinidad’s most dangerous neighborhood. From drug routes to political favors, he built a criminal empire with government secrets at its core. But in 2004, he was arrested—and murdered before he could testify. The official story said “gang dispute.” But the broken ribs, bruises, and missing toxicology report tell a darker tale.Who silenced Guerra—and what did he know that made him too dangerous to live?Why were key files sealed for over a decade?And is his ghost still shaping the streets of Laventille today?This isn’t just a crime story. It’s a chilling reminder that in some places, power isn’t taken in elections—it’s earned in blood.Do you believe Guerra was silenced on purpose?Or was his death just another unsolved case in a country addicted to forgetting?Tell us in the comments—because silence is the most dangerous weapon of all.

Robocop: The Businessman Who Ruled Enterprise With a Gun in One Hand and Groceries in the Other

 Most people think a gangster can’t be a community hero—until they meet Selwyn “Robocop” Alexis. He ruled Enterprise with ruthless authority, but also fed children, paid rent for the poor, and kept order where the government failed. Was he a villain in disguise—or the only thing keeping his neighborhood from collapse?Why was he assassinated in broad daylight?And why, years later, does no one dare say who ordered the hit?This isn’t just the story of a Trinidadian crime boss—it’s a brutal mirror held up to power, poverty, and silence in the Caribbean.Would you have seen him as a criminal… or a king?

Stone Crusher Gang — The Butchers of Montego Bay

 Most people think gangs hide in the shadows. But the Stone Crusher Gang walked into police stations and opened fire — daring Jamaica’s government to stop them.This isn’t just a gang story. It’s a tale of how Montego Bay, a tourist paradise, became a war zone. From military-style executions to beheadings and extortion of entire neighborhoods, Stone Crusher ruled St. James with brutality and precision.Why did the justice system fail to hold its leader, Eldon Calvert, accountable — even after over 100 murders?And what does it say about a nation when gangs become more powerful than the police sworn to stop them?The war may be over, but the system that created them is still alive.Would you survive where fear is law — and silence is survival?