Newsday June 14, 2020
"In TT, people define “black” differently. Some people believe black people are “anyone not white" (Caucasian) while others include people of Syrian/Lebanese descent in the “white” category. Some group both Afro-and Indo-Trinidadians as black, while others identify only Afro-Trinidadians as black people.
However, not only black people in TT have had experiences with racism, racial prejudice and "profiling," both overt and subtle.
For example, one 29-year-old “local white” man from St James said he got stares every day as he took public transport to work. He said he often heard mumblings about “rich people travelling” although he described himself as middle class, and got negative comments when he dated someone who was not Caucasian or Syrian."
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