A Film by Jamaican-Born, Diane Robinson, Selected by The American Black Film Festival
The American Black Film Festival celebrating its 26th anniversary announced “The Young Vote”, a film by Jamaican-born Diane Robinson, as an Official Selection. ABFF will take place in Miami Beach from June 15-19, followed by virtual events on ABFF Play from June 20-30. “I made this film because I wanted to find out why young […]
Marcus Garvey, Jamaica – Caribbean-American Man of Influence
Marcus Mosiah Garvey was born in St. Ann’s Bay, Jamaica, to an Afro-Jamaican family. He worked in the print trade as a teenager and became involved in trade union activity. In 1914, he founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA), and in 1916, moved to the US to establish a branch of the organization in […]
Jamaican Diaspora Engagement, A Two-Way Street
While Jamaicans in Jamaica work to be the best they can be, Jamaicans in the Diaspora do the same. Some of us have a little more resources, others with a lot more, yet pound-for-pound, we all work hard to sustain life, family, and lifestyle. Many Jamaicans leave the original “soil” to foreign lands to find […]
Jamaican American Shelly Flash Makes “MasterChef” Top 20
Jamaican American home cook Chef, Shelly Flash, who first appeared on Season 6 of the popular competitive cooking show, has made it through three rounds of auditions by previous contestants to make the Fox Network show’s Top 20. In the third episode of the head-to-head battles of “MasterChef: Back to Win,” the top 40 contestants […]
Five Jamaicans Amongst 14 Being Honored at the Caribbean American Heritage Month Awards Banquet in South Florida
The Annual Unique CAHM and CULTURE Awards, Banquet & Gala, in celebration of Caribbean American Heritage Month will honor five Jamaicans amongst the 14 honorees. The event will be held on June 25, 2022 at The DoubleTree by Hilton, Sunrise-Sawgrass, starting at 7 p.m. Red Carpet Arrival, Reception, followed by formalities, Dinner, Awards Presentation, Entertainment, […]
South Florida Church holds Holistic Health Fair on June 18th, 2022
Faith Place Church announced its first Holistic Health Fair for the South Florida community. The Health fair will be held on June 18th, 2022 from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm at the Miramar Multi-Service Complex 6700 Miramar Parkway FL 33023. The event is in partnership with Memorial Healthcare System and Walker Chiropractor and Wellness Center. […]
Dr Sue Charitable Foundation Donates to Jamaica Hi-5K Run/Walk Adopt-a-Clinic initiative
Friends of the Dr Sue Charitable Foundation not only turned out as a team to support the Hi5 – 5K walk, they poured out additional donations and was able to present a check for $1750 to The Jamaican Consul General to Miami, R. Oliver Mair, organizer of this event. This Hi-5K Run/Walk is designed to […]
“Addy” Chin-Ogilvie Makes History As First Jamaican Woman To Qualify For Aquathlon World Championships
Jamaican Adrienne “Addy” Chin-Ogilvie, a strong proponent of swimming as a sport, has become the first Jamaican woman to qualify to compete in the Aquathlon World Championships. She announced her history-making achievement on her Facebook page, posting, “I am officially registered to represent Jamaica, Aquathlon World Championships, Slovakia, August 18-22. Thank you Jamaica Triathlon Association […]
Dr. Olive Lewin OM (1927-2013) – Saluting 60 Jamaican Women Pioneers
“I just want to be remembered simply as one was true to her roots.” She was born in Vere, in the parish of Clarendon. The story is told that, as a little girl, she spent her young days making any type of music she could come up with – singing, clapping, praying. She became so […]
Claude McKay, Jamaica – Caribbean-American Man of Influence
Claude McKay was born in Clarendon, Jamaica in 1889 and migrated to the United States in 1912 to attend Tuskegee Institute. Unhappy with what he said was the school’s “semi-military, machine-like existence,” he left to attend Kansas State University, where his first reading of W.E.B. DuBois “Souls of Black Folk” inspired him to political action. […]