Would Obama Really Be America’s First Black President?

Many years ago I knew an intelligent and talented black journalist named Alva Ramsey. As I recall, he covered tennis and golf for The Gleaner. But that’s not why I remember him. It was something he said to me one day as we chatted casually in the Gleaner newsroom. I was in my twenties at […]

A Jamaican in Siberia – Photo Essay

I am Robert Dixon, a Jamaican studying for my bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering in Siberia. Here are some photos of my winter experience in Siberia. The weather is terrible this year with temperatures freezing to -40C below. Siberia is 2 to 3 days away from Moscow by train and 4 hours away by plane. […]