On this day in Jamaican history: The Reggae Boyz World Cup debut
On Sunday, June 14, 1998 the Reggae Boyz fell 3-1 to Croatia in their debut World Cup game at the Stade Felix Bollaert in Lens,France. Over 41,00 in attendance saw two second half goals from Robert Prosinecki and Davor Suker, put Croatia out of reach for the less experienced Jamaican […]
On this day in Jamaican history: Tami Chynn was born
On this day in Jamaican history: On June 14, 1983, Jamaican singer, songwriter and dancer Tami Chynn (born Tammar Anika Chin) was born in Kingston, Jamaica. Here is an Interview we did with Tami in 2005. Tami attended St. Peter and Paul Preparatory School and later attended Campion College in St. Andrew, Jamaica. In 1998, […]
Rachel Dolezal you may be a black girl, but do you have the black girl experience?
Rachel Dolezal sparked a transracial debate and a comparison to being transgender. I’m not qualified to say if there is such a thing as being transracial but let’s call a spade a spade. Rachel Dolezal is a liar. She lied about her parents; she lied about the identity of her father. She likely has a […]
David Paterson – Hall Of Fame celebrating Caribbean American Heritage Month
David Alexander Paterson was the 55th Governor of New York, in office from 2008 to 2010. He was the first African American governor of New York and also the second legally blind governor of any U.S. state. David Paterson was born in Brooklyn to Portia Paterson, a homemaker, and labor law attorney Basil Paterson. Basil […]
