Chicago Firefighter Raises Money for Soccer Field in Jamaica

Firefighter Albert Martin of Palatine, Illinois, made a visit to Jamaica with his church group in 2016 on a mission to help local schools and paint some houses. While there, he noticed children – without shoes or shirts – playing soccer in an overgrown field in Lookout near Montego Bay. He was shocked by the […]

My Experience as an Jamaican-American (Afro-Caribbean-American )

Someone asked me (for their graduate level assignment) to share my experience as an Jamaican-American (Afro-Caribbean American) growing up in the USA in a predominantly European-American neighborhood and how this effected the development of my cultural identity and interactions with other ethnicities/races from middle school through graduate school. Thought I’d share my answer! Free flowing thoughts! […]

On this day in Jamaican History – Sean Paul was born

On January 8th, 1973, Jamaican Grammy-winning dancehall and reggae artist and record producer, Sean Paul was born in Kingston. Jamaica. Born Sean Paul Ryan Francis Henrique, the artist has seen most of his albums receive Grammy nominations in the Best Reggae Album category; Dutty Rock won that award in 2004. Paul’s hit singles Get Busy […]

Building Our Village in 2017 – There’s an opportunity to learn and grow…

If you’ve ever tuned into “The Secret” you know it’s important to start your day with positive thoughts, regardless of what happened the day before or whether you stub your toe in the first moments out of bed. There’s no reason we should ever start the day thinking that the whole day will be awful, […]