JAMPACT 2015 Annual School Supply Drive Extended Until August 3rd
New York, NY – Jamaica Impact Inc. (JAMPACT) has been supporting Early Childhood Institutions and other schools in underserved low-income areas on the island of Jamaica for the past 17 years. Over the years the organization has partnered with other non-profits and companies such as Golden Krust to provide well needed supplies, computers, classroom equipment as […]
Where is the Black Man’s Government? Marcus Garvey and the Founding of the UNIA
On August 1st, 1914, Jamaican national hero Marcus Garvey, at only 27 years old, founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League (UNIA-ACL) as a means of uniting all of Africa and its diaspora into ‘one grand racial hierarchy’. The vision for the UNIA came to Garvey upon reading Up from Slavery, the […]
Hot for “Cheerleader:” Jamaican Singer, OMI Hit Ranks at Top of Hot 100 Chart
While it may seem that Jamaica’s OMI has achieved overnight success with his Number 1 hit “Cheerleader,” the singer has actually been working on the reggae-pop song for some seven years. OMI first released the track in 2012 with Oufah, a Jamaican label. In 2014, a remix of the song was released by Felix Jaehn, […]
Dancing in the eye of the Storm, Reggae Jam Germany 2015 Review
Last weekend before heading out to this year´s Reggae Jam Germany, I posted to my Facebook account about how much this relatively small reggae festival of 12,000 always reminds me of festivals back home in Jamaica. Minus the overzealous policing that we were subject to last year pre and post festival, it is undoubtedly one […]
Waiting for Emancipation Day
Arguably, the strongest point of shared history between Afro-Caribbean and African-American communities is the blight of slavery. But Caribbean slaves in the British colonies won their freedom some 30 years before American slaves were granted theirs. The British Caribbean islands celebrate “Emancipation Day” on August 1st or the first Monday in August. It is the […]
Richie Stephens’ ‘knock, Knock, Knock’ #1 Song in Brazil
With Richie Stephens’ single ‘Knock, Knock, Knock’ from the album ‘Real Reggae Music’ currently the #1 song in Brazil, it is not surprising that the award winning singer is confirmed to perform there for a series of concerts. “I was shocked when I got the news that ‘Knock, Knock, Knock’ was a massive hit in […]
