Mingle With The People
I have stories abundant about my very beautiful relationship with the island of and the people of Jamaica. I dearly love Jamaica and her culture and each time I leave I long to return! The first time I went I stayed on a resort and met a man by the name of Devon who introduced […]
London Caribbean Carnival 2004 – “Theme: Freedom & Justice”
A little of our British History – Windrush brought with it racism, discrimination and lack of acceptance, but in 1964, black music was given freedom of expression in the form of the steel band which started playing on the streets of England because of the inspiration of Rhaune Laslett. Steel Bands were only a small […]
Why Jamaican American Votes Will Always Be Are Taken For Granted…
Recent conversations with many of my Jamaican counter parts have left me a little disappointed with how our community has drawn to one political party. What has happened to choices like when we were in Jamaica? What I have found most disturbing is the notion that many of us has bought into that if you […]
The rise of Modern Babylon: Wars and rumours of war – SPECIAL REPORT Part 2
“Watch therefore and pray that when you see these things happening that you may be counted worthy to escape the evils which will come to pass. But if the watchman sees the sword coming and does not blow the trumpet to warn people and the sword comes to take one of the children, Christ will […]
Have Black men abdicated their Masculine Role in society? – Brutality, Gender and Race Part 4
The character assassination of black males in the 21st century is a real and immensely popular eventuality, which few of us would care to talk about. In the most sophisticated societies of the African Diaspora, black men are among the largest segment of humans losing their lives at frighteningly high mortality rates. From armed conflicts, […]
Horseback Riding in Jamaica
The History of the Horse in JamaicaIn 1493, Columbus brought on his second voyage, an animal that was to become one of the most significant contributors to the conquering of the New World, the horse. Spanish horses were regarded as particularly fine, with their noble heads, all-knowing eyes and high intelligence, 25 Andalusian horses were […]
Visions Away from Home
RawHTML:Binoculars clasped firmly in hands, despite trembling with terror,Spans the vision over bloody rivers and morgue mutated lands.The sight is horrific, as rigormortis and spent shells cloud the diaspora’s lens.Amidst the azure Caribbean blue, in the land of w’s squared,The Carib Indians who never came have reincarnated themselvesIn the souls of a people who are […]
Baking a Jamaican – the unique recipe that created me
RawHTML:Sun-kissed epidermis bakes In the isle oven where hues Of rising pones respond And cultivate to the struggles of heat. This toasted layer had no fixed recipe! History, the housewife mixed and blended Until a smooth flowing, lump-free batter was produced. Chocolates grown beyond The Middle Passage with a dash of baking flour Sprinkled from […]
Mulatto Ragamuffin
My body tells a mysterious history of an island and a mixed people. Whisper to the voice of my temple, and it shall reveal the origins of this soul. The rounded taino face spells tranquility and docility, with sad sleepy eyes piercing into your cacique heart. Full succulent lips sucking on that ripened mango, jolts […]
