Forty-three year-old Jamaican immigrant and community activist from Brooklyn, Vivia Morgan is seeking to create history as the first Jamaican to be elected US Senator, after filing 7,000 more than the 15,000 signatures required with the State Board of Elections, recently.
Morgan is running on the Anti-Prohibition Party ticket of Kristin Davis, the ex-madam who supplied call-girls for Eliot Spitzer when he was both Attorney General and Governor.
The Anti-Prohibition Party wants to end the prohibition on marijuana, gay marriage and casino gambling.
The “straight-forward,” Morgan said Government should legalize, regulate and tax marijuana. “Marijuana is a harmless herb used for centuries. Alcohol is legal and does far more damage to people and society. Legalizing marijuana will bring millions in new taxes instead of asking us for more,” she explained.
Morgan also noted that New York loses nearly $1 Billion of gambling money that goes out of state for entertainment. “Let’s keep those jobs and tax revenues here. Bring in Steve Wynn and make Roosevelt Island a casino resort,” she added.
Morgan is best known as the host of “The Vivia Morgan Show” on the Brooklyn Community Media Network which explores the impact of Caribbean art and music on the American culture.
Vivia is a member of the Local Union 79 and an active board member of the organization, Fight Back which put dislocated construction workers to work.
She is also affiliated with the Caribbean American Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CACCI), and the Older Child Adoption and Permanency Movement.
According to Morgan, “the Democrats and Republicans have nominated all-whites, largely male tickets. They do not represent New York. There ought to be at least one black face for state-wide office on the November ballot.”
She worked in Mayor Rudy Giuliani administration in the Mayor’s Office of Film Production. ‘People from the West Indies must organize to make sure we get our share of the American Pie” said Morgan “We will not settle for failing schools, poor housing and the lack of jobs and opportunity at the same time we are paying the highest taxes in the nation.

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Lionel Eli with 15 year-old student Iman Mulesa at Tam Heather Curling and Tennis Club in Canada.

Lionel Eli, a former Barbadian Davis Cup player now based in Toronto, said that in this year’s challenging global economic environment he is prepared to offer his treasured database of sporting clients to the region for the design and promotion of fitness getaways.

The president of the Lionel Eli Tennis Academy, who also is a respected personal trainer and injury therapist, commented, “we believe the Caribbean is the perfect location for North Americans to escape from both the stresses of life and the cold wintry conditions we experience each year … so I look forward to offering tennis and health and wellness packages to our existing database of sporting enthusiasts here in North America.”

This month Eli travels to his native Barbados with an entourage of Canadian tennis players who will participate in a week-long tennis camp, including playing friendly matches with Paragon Tennis Club. Read more here…