Lila Vernon Passes, She Is Remembered As An Icon

Last week, Belize's Brukdown Queen and Kriol icon Lila Vernon was hospitalized due to chronic renal failure. After being airlifted to the KHMH where she was receiving treatment, the 66 year old Vernon succumbed to to her illness yesterday morning. Vernon tirelessly promoted the Kriol culture through her music and activism. We spoke to one of the fellow founders of the National Kriol Council and close friends, Myrna Manzanares, about Vernon's importance to the advocacy and acknowledgement of the Kriol culture...