Non-Profit Profile: The TrenchTown Reading Centre

The TrenchTown Reading Centre Mission and History The TrenchTown Reading Centre is unique -a first of its kind in an area polarized by persistent poverty and local tribal politics. The Centre opened in December 1993 – a non-profit and secular, community initiative. Focused on Knowledge is Power – literacy, education, culture, life skill, access to […]

The Pros And Cons Of The Conditional "Green Card."

United State citizen spouses and permanent resident spouses have the ability to petition for their foreign spouse to become a lawful permanent resident “green card” holder of the United States. During the course of their relationship most couples immediately petition for the foreign spouse’s permanent residence status in order for the foreign spouse to obtain […]

For Jamaica’s 50th: A Glimpse into the Jamaican Community in Atlanta

The community of Jamaicans was sparse when I moved to Atlanta in the early 1980’s. So, for me, it could have been a lonely period of isolation separated from my own people for a while…a situation that was quite untenable. If I wanted to connect with my own Jamaican people in the metropolitan area, I […]