Over the weekend, I went to a desi wedding in Long Island and drove past a slew of Amber Alert child kidnapping signs asking people to watch for a white van. The kids turned up safe, and the father/abductor committed suicide after killing his wife and shooting her sister. Turns out Clifford Bonner’s wife Michelle and her sister, Candice Rampersad, are both desi. The police bulletin on Bonner described him as black, but he’s actually Hispanic and Cherokee. Another case of conforming race to black / white/ Hispanic / other?
September 21, 2004
Amber Alert tied to desi family
11 comments
on September 21, 2004 2:43 PM · Direct link
Are rampersad's from india or south america? Desi is a term used for indians from india.
on September 21, 2004 2:58 PM · Direct link
Rampersad is an alternate spelling of Ramprasad. It can be Trinidad Indian. Desi is commonly used to describe the South Asian diaspora as well.
on September 21, 2004 5:09 PM · Direct link
The person in the center of the picture looks part black. It's possible that she's a Trinidadian with Indian ancestry.
on September 21, 2004 6:22 PM · Direct link
Rampersad... definitely either Trinidad or Guyanese.
on September 21, 2004 7:13 PM · Direct link
Aren't most Indians from the Carribean mixed race?
on September 30, 2004 5:14 AM · Direct link
Candice was trinidadian i knew her..:( may she rest in peace
on September 30, 2004 5:17 AM · Direct link
sorry bout the triple post my cpu is actin up
on October 12, 2004 1:55 PM · Direct link
candice is my cousin. she was born in trinidad and came to n.y. when she was nearly 1 years old. if u wanna talk to me u can, but please don't ask to many questions because this is a hard lost for me. she was my best friend.
on November 5, 2004 10:37 AM · Direct link
Candice is also my cousin but we always call each other sisters and she is trini. Whats up Kelli. Its a hard loss for all of us.
on June 17, 2005 11:34 AM · Direct link
candice u had a great heart.we were so happy to have u as part of our family.we love u and we miss u rest in peace mama.
i love u ur cousin kerry
on August 9, 2005 1:31 AM · Direct link
Candice's great great grand parents were from India. There has been no mixing of races on maternal or paternal sides of the family. Her and her siblings are 100% indian, all thrilla no filla
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