TOBAGO House of Assembly (THA) Minority Leader Kelvon Morris is urging citizens to rid themselves of the negative influences that prevent them from living out the true meaning of Emancipation.

In a statement on August 1, the holiday to commemorate the observance of African Emancipation Day, Morris reminded citizens of a line in the Bob Marley’s classic song, Redemption Songs, which urged people to “Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery.”

He said, “Physical chains may have fallen but too many of us still live trapped in self-doubt, division and petty distractions. If we are to rise like our ancestors dreamed, we must break free within ourselves.