Jamaican Serves as Model for Black Jesus in UK Church Reproduction of da Vinci’s “Last Supper”
When artist Lorna May Wadsworth decided to make a bold statement by depicting Jesus as a black man in a reproduction of Leonardo da Vinci’s 15th-century work, “The Last Supper, at St. Alban’ Cathedral in the United Kingdom, she used a Jamaican as the model for her interpretation. The reproduction of the “Last Supper” that includes […]
Four Great Interracial Marriage Facts
One of my favorite lyrical truths is found in a popular song done by the late and great Bob Marley who is the offspring of an interracial relationship. “Until the color of a man’s skin is of NO MORE SIGNIFICANCE, than the color of his eyes, there will be war.” The sad reality is that […]
Black-Owned Business Phone App Developed by Jamaican-American in Demand and Featured on Yahoo
Rameish Budhoo, who was born in Jamaica, has created an app that makes it easy for consumers to support black-owned businesses and for the business owners to connect with their customers. Budhoo created his app “Black Nation” in 2018 and launched it in January of 2019. Black Nation is a social app and business directory […]
I blocked my child on Facebook, you should too — Just Being Funny By Caribbean Comedian Onicia Muller
My friends (who were in their thirties) wanted me (a teenager) to be their child’s godparent. At thirty, they should know that everyone younger than twenty-five — even prodigies — is flipping idiots. Prodigies are just gifted idiots. What if my friends died and their child showed up on my doorstep in a basket on […]
Listen to the Podcast of 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You May Have missed for the week ending July 17 2020.
This is a Podcast of 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You May Have missed for the week ending July 17, 2020. The JAMAICA WEEKLY News Summary Podcast is brought to you by Jamaicans.com. For past Jamaican & Caribbean Weekly News Podcasts please visit https://www.youtube.com/outofmanyonline
British-Jamaican Nathaniel Peat on Business Insiders Top 21 Most Powerful Black and Ethnic Minority Executives in the UK, USA and Ireland
Business Insider has released its list of most powerful executives across the UK, U.S. and Ireland – and British-Jamaican, Nathaniel Peat, CEO and co-founder of GeNNex Elite ® , has been named as No. 17. “It’s truly an honour to be included on this list,” said Peat. “It’s never about me – I honesty just want […]
Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You Missed The Week Ending July 17th, 2020
THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS STORIES COMMITMENT TO REPARATIONS REAFFIRMED BY JAMAICAN GOVERNMENT According to Olivia Grange, Jamaican Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sports, the government continues in its commitment to the cause of reparations in the Caribbean as part of CARICOM’s Reparation Commission. The country will continue to lobby for reparatory justice, Grange said, […]
WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – Let’s Praise the Lord!
One of my favorite portions of the Scriptures is Psalm 34, especially verses 1-3: “I will bless the LORD at all times: His praise shall continually be in my mouth. My soul shall make her boast in the LORD: the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad. O magnify the LORD with me, and let […]
Jamaicans Worldwide to Select 2020 Festival Song Winner Virtually – Watch The Videos
A special Diaspora edition, Festival Song commentary show is planned for Saturday, July 18, 2020, on the Leo Gilling Show on Jamaicans.com. The program will include Diaspora Media and Music professionals: GCole, of Homegrown with Gcole, Stan Evans Smith Senior music writer at Jamaicans.com, and Sophia Elaine Jackson from WZOP radio, reviewing and discussing the […]
Jamaican-Born Dr. Karen Russell Randall Received Morehouse College Faculty Honors
Dr. Karen Russell Randall has been awarded honors by Morehouse College as Outstanding Pharmacology Faculty Member during its 2020 Faculty Gala. The event provides students with the opportunity to recognize faculty members that have had a profound influence on their education. Randall is an assistant professor in the Pharmacology and Toxicology Department of Morehouse School […]