Jamaican Marlon James on Time Magazine’s List of 100 Most Influential People of 2019

Jamaican author Marlon James is listed among the 100 Most Influential People of 2019 by Time magazine. James received the prestigious Man Booker prize in 2015 for his novel “A Brief History of Seven Killings,” which used the attempted assassination of reggae singer Bob Marley as a way to describe social and political conditions in […]

Jamaican-Owned Brewery Based in US Celebrates Black History with Special Beers

Denise Ford-Sawadogo opened Montclair Brewery with her husband Leo Sawadogo in October 2918 with the goal of promoting craft beers to a wider range of people. They also take a unique approach that reflects their own history and heritage. Denise is a first-generation Jamaican-American, while her husband Leo is from Burkina Faso in West Africa. […]

British Jamaican on Time Magazine’s 100 “Most Influential People” List

British Jamaica make-up artist and creative design director of Procter & Gamble beauty, Pat McGrath has been listed on the Time magazine Top 100 Most Influential People of 2019 list. Although McGrath was not formally trained, she has become one of the fashion industry’s most respected and influential make-up artists. She is regularly in charge […]