The Emancipation Support Committee of Trinidad and Tobago (ESCTT) has said that it is appalled but not shocked by the treatment of the children at the graduation ceremony of Trinity College.

The Committee also said that they had been closely monitoring the many voices emerging from our national community in response to the issue of the young men of Trinity College who their school principal ostracized on the day of their graduation.

“We interpret this act as tangible evidence of the ongoing discrimination against people of African descent, which is embedded in our society as part of its colonial inheritance. Removing such discriminatory practices is part of the unfinished business of emancipation and independence,” a press release further stated.

Take a look at the full statement below: