The Racial Politics in Barbados

BY Ashlee Constance

The Racial Politics in Barbados
Photography by Junior Sealy

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About 93% of the people in Barbados are Black and exist within every social class. You will not have to deal with the same racial issues many experience in countries like the USA or in Europe. People from all over the world have moved to the island, the country now has Asian, Middle Eastern, Indian and European communities. Wherever you’re from, we welcome you.

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