MTV Impact | Barbados’s First Act as a Republic is to Honor Rihanna | Need To Know @MTVImpact | Uploaded December 2021 | Updated October 2024, 5 hours ago.
Barbados says goodbye to Queen Elizabeth and honors Rihanna as a national hero. Could this help reverse the lasting effects of colonialism in one of the world’s most vibrant cultures? MTV News correspondent Dometi Pongo explains.

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