The Silver People Chronicle

Bobby’s Son

Roberto Reid — Fri, 24 May 2013 08:50:35 +0000

The mysteries surrounding the care and treatment of women that I had learned earlier on in my life from that terribly pragmatic pimp in Marañon were working like a charm. I was keeping the beauties of Abel Bravo at bay … Continue reading →

The Women of The College

Roberto Reid — Sun, 19 May 2013 07:32:46 +0000

The following week was a good time to adjust and to get to know more people intimately at The College. The school had become my main focus of interest and I was infatuated with the idea of being able to … Continue reading →

A Part of Colon Now

Roberto Reid — Sat, 04 May 2013 09:26:46 +0000

Tito, I soon learned, came from Westindian Panamanian parents who had the physical characteristics of the culizos. Culizos in Panama bear the racial attributes of East Indians and my new friend had that distinct swarthy skin color, chocolate-brown, with a … Continue reading →

RiRi

Roberto Reid — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 11:22:29 +0000

The kindness in Tito’s voice was clear and made the guys in our group pay attention because, I suppose, they were wondering the same thing. I answered, “I am a transfer student here from the National Institute, and I’m living … Continue reading →

The Crew With a Different View

Roberto Reid — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 09:47:48 +0000

That first day at Abel Bravo College I found myself in our classroom pretending to read a book in my attempt to isolate myself from the rest of the boys. This, after all, had been the way I had developed … Continue reading →

Baggage Handlers

Roberto Reid — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 08:25:38 +0000

Those events of my youth and our history, as West Indian Panamanians, up to and following my experience in Abel Bravo College, had always managed to shock me. It had always been difficult for me to understand that what unfolded … Continue reading →

A Colonial Legacy

Roberto Reid — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 09:19:08 +0000

Coming from a legacy of a colonial era gone by when betrayal and self-hatred was part of the way of life for our people, I could safely say that Iwas really suffering in its aftermath. It had begun leaving its … Continue reading →

A Brief History of Colegio Abel Bravo

CobraLady — Sat, 16 Mar 2013 11:00:14 +0000

At the beginning of my last article I stated that Don Abel Bravo’s “life and work helped to unite us as Abel Bravistas, even when we found ourselves living in the States and other overseas locations.” May I just add … Continue reading →

Who was Abel Bravo?

CobraLady — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 09:12:20 +0000

Let me take some time to discuss the life of a brilliant man who impacted the lives of many of us Westindian youths, both in Colon and Panama City as his life and work helped to unite us as Abel … Continue reading →

A New Respect

Roberto Reid — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 09:48:48 +0000

The ex-gang boy joined his classmates inside as I did also but I’m sure he was convinced that I would never forget the history of his gang’s persecution. I was just glad that most of the boys in my new … Continue reading →