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“Daddy is not here this year!” Reflections on Father’s Day celebrations for deceased and absent fathers
BY LA SHAWNA GRIFFITH Father’s Day! The time of the year when we celebrate the male figures in our lives
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Rise of a Champion – Andrew Robinson’s journey to the IBO Crown – Part 1
BY MKUU AMANI On March 24th, 2018 Birmingham boxer Andrew ‘D’Animal’ Robinson and Brighton’s Nicky Jenman went toe to toe
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“We must create a new normal.” Sharpton and Jasper discuss life after the pandemic during live broadcast
BY MKUU AMANI Reverend Alfred Sharpton told Lee Jasper that the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on African-Americans in the US
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American record labels scramble for Africa’s $80 billion music sector
BY EMBUKANE LIBOSSO The attention on Africa’s music and artists from global players is shaping up! Africa’s widely fragmented music
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“Trouble don’t set up like rain!” Barbados remains strong during the Pandemic
BY LA SHAWNA GRIFFITH Effective March 31st, 2020 Barbados relaxed some of the restrictions on its imposed curfew allowing Barbadians
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After the protests, what’s next? Revisiting Marcus Garvey’s economic development plan
BY WAZARI JOHNSON I love my island home Jamaica, but there are aspects of living here that I find to
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A closer examination into the sudden death of I’Akobi Tacuma Maloney
BY LA SHAWNA GRIFFITH Race and racism are two words that are on the tongues of people ever since the
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Album review: Amaze’s “Anthropology” album has legendary status stamped on It
BY EMBUKANE LIBOSSO Anthropology album is now available in digital stores! The album features additional collaborative tracks with other reggae
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The fire, the bridge and the war zone; Remembering the New Cross Fire – Part 2
BY MKUU AMANI Against a backdrop of growing, racial tension suspicion surrounded the cause of the house fire that claimed
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Bauhaus, bringing style and great design to iIsland living Part I
BY WAZARI JOHNSON Dana Baugh is definitely someone to look out for on the Jamaican art and design scene. I
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