Caribbean/African History

PHILLIS WHEATLEY – THE FIRST AMERICAN SLAVE TO PUBLISH HER BOOK

Phillis Wheatley was born in West Africa in the 1750's. She was kidnapped, enslaved and taken to America aboard the ship “The Phillis” at...

FRIDAY 13TH – A DAY OF SPIRITUAL REVERENCE FOR THE DIVINE AFRICAN FEMALE

Contrary to superstition, prior to the year 1487 Friday 13th was an auspicious day. It was a day of deep spiritual significance in recognition...

UNEARTHING AFRICA’S INVOLVEMENT IN THE TRANSATLANTIC SLAVE TRADE

It is astounding to say the least, that to delve into the psychological framework of man, gleans an understanding that from time immemorial, this...

RASTAFARI REFLECTIONS – Marlene Daley

My earliest recollection of the Rastafarians of Jamaica comes with memories of a subculture filled with idioms of mystique, if not mystical connotations and...

BLACK LIVES MATTER – by Marlene Daley

Link to “Race Baiting 101” “Black Lives Matter” was formed in response to what I am now forced to label, “the alleged murder” of the...

MORE ON LEGALIZING THE WEED – Marlene Daley

Since apologizing for his contribution to debunking the medicinal use of weed in August 2013, with claims of not carefully reviewing scientific data and...

GAYS ARE MARTYRS – Marlene Daley

GAYS ARE MARTYRSSomewhere around 13/14 years old my mind took a mental picture of a man being stoned as he ran down the incline...

TRANSGENDER – THE ISSUE AT HAND – Marlene Daley

TRANSGENDER AND ADVOCATE GEENA ROCEROThe John Hopkins University and John Hopkins Hospital are names that have long ago been etched in halls of the...

HOW CUBA MAY AFFECT JAMAICA’S TOURISM – by Marlene Daley

Just the thought of Cuba opening up made me tremble, as I sat at The Tropicana cabaret club in Santiago in 1997, watching their...

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