New Miss Jamaica World Crowned, Social Media Debate Erupts ‘too light skinned’

A favorite with the pageant crowd from the beginning, Solange Sinclair won the title of Miss Jamaica World 2017 and was crowned at the Grand Coronation event on Saturday, September 23 at the Courtleigh Auditorium in New Kingston. She bested 17 other finalists for the title and will represent Jamaica at the finals of the […]

Jamaican American, Sofiya Ballin Named PABJ Online Journalist of 2017

Sofiya Ballin, award-winning journalist, writer, curator, and storyteller, has been named as the Philadelphia Association of Black Journalist (PABJ) 2017 (Online) Journalist of the Year. The She was recognized by the organization for her features series “Black History Untold: What I Wish I Knew,” which was posted to the website philly.com. Through her work, Ballin […]

Plans to Establish “Miss Lou Square” in Jamaica Moving Ahead

According to Olivia Grange, Jamaica’s Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, plans by the government to create a “Miss Lou Square” in Gordon Town, St. Andrew, ad proceeding. The project is designed as a tribute to the woman known as “the mother of Jamaican culture.” The square, which is being created by the Ministry in […]