First hotel I've been in with this kind of décor. Its in the Downtown Motel in Trinidad. The image that struck me most was Marcus Garvey who represents political independence to me. Had to look up Haile Selassie to see if I had identified him correctly. I wondered, do the pics fit a stereotype of what a 420 friendly motel would display? The guy managing the place was a really nice white guy with a little daughter in the office apartment. The images evoke a memory of African heritage and culture. And its a do-it-yourself politics. Take control of your life and circumstances, embrace your families past, and dont worry about integrating into the larger cultural or political context that you live in.
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