Lance: A Kaleidoscope Of My Jamaican Childhood

He was tall. He was dark.  He was handsome and seemingly shy. He also came with a reputation. A sports reputation. I had heard the name from my days at Manchester School and our embarrassingly  consistent beating   in football by Knox College in Spaldings,  also in Manchester. Lance Royale was a star on the football […]

U.S. Department of State to Open National Caribbean American Heritage Month June 1, 2021

National Caribbean American Heritage Month celebrations will open with an Official Ceremony on June 1st at 9:00 am EDT. The event will be hosted virtually on the Zoom platform and will feature keynote speaker, Laura Lochman, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs. Register here. Keynote Speaker Laura Lochman started in January 2021 […]

Jamaican-Born Artist’s Wallpaper Featured for Google’s Pixel Phone

In February of 2021, Jamaican artist Melissa Koby and Google partnered to provide a series of Pixel wallpapers in honor of Black History Month. The three “Curated Culture” wallpapers were created by Koby to express the Black experience. The wallpapers include “Many One People,” “On the Hill,” and “Give Flowers.” Each one features a prominent […]