Janet Silvera, Senior Gleaner Writer Jamaican Gleaner WESTERN BUREAU: As children born in Jamaica, they played dandy shandy, bat and ball, hopscotch and jacks. As adults, they have invested in real estate and played a pivotal role in sustaining remittances to the country. However, once they land at the Norman Manley or Sangster International airports [...]
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No Welcome Home for Canadian Jamaicans
Posted in Immigration, Jamaica, tagged Canada, Immigration, Jamaica on May 25, 2011 | 2 Comments »
sat’day riddymz
Posted in AfroSpear, AfroSphere, Corruption, Exploitation, Jamaica, Junior Murvin, Politics, War, YouTube on June 5, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
In memory and honor of the innocent people injured or killed in the recent conflict in Jamrock.
Bunny Wailer – Liberation!
Posted in Black History, Bob Marley, Bunny Wailer, Caribbean, Culture, Jamaica, Liberation, Music, Pan Africanism, Rastafarian, Reggae, sat'day riddymz, Wailers on May 8, 2010 | 15 Comments »
When I was a part of the Uhuru Movement here in Oakland Ca, back in the late 1980s, I was introduced to alot of powerful protest music, and most of it was Roots Reggae. I was already familiar with Bob Marley, since his hit Roots, Rock, Reggae was played “on the R and B” here [...]
The Legacy of the Rastaman Vibration
Posted in AfroSpear, AfroSphere, Bob Marley, Colourism, Culture, Jamaica, Life, Rastafarian, Reggae, YouTube on February 6, 2010 | 3 Comments »
I’ve been vibing to Bob Marley all day, as sort of a tribute to the man and an acknowledgment of the influence of his music on my life. As I listen to song after song, it takes me back… waaay back to my yout’… growing up in Jamaica, coming to Canada, struggling through adolescence and young manhood… into adulthood… until [...]
Buju Banton’s “Boom Bye Bye-isms”
Posted in Activism, African Diaspora, AfroSpear, AfroSphere, Buju Banton, Culture, Daggering, Dancehall Reggae, Gay Rights, Homosexuality, Jamaica, Life, Music, News, Reggae, Shabba Ranks, YouTube on September 29, 2009 | 12 Comments »
“Boom bye bye inna batty bwoy head” Translation: “Shoot and kill a gay man in the head” Back when I was living in Toronto in the late 90′s, I went to a Black club for a comedy night event. A local and very popular Black comedian was in the middle of his set when he made a rather [...]
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