Missa Samuda Pull Rank Pon Guardy

Mi a wonder now if Missa Samuda tink seh im a massa fi true./ Mi a wanda nou if Misa Samuda tingk se im a maasa fi chruu. I’m now wondering if Mister Samuda thinks that he’s actually massa.

‘Massa’ Mark’s Time Soon Come?

Instead of desperately trying to undermine Golding on fraudulent grounds, out-of-order Jamaica Labour Party parliamentarians should confront their fear of losing the next general elections.

Black Jamaicans Not Entitled To Leisure

The UDC is on the wrong side of history. Selling out the Jamaican people! Why should a public beach be, essentially, a moneymaking operation?

Time Fi Fire Missis Queen

Look from when wi claims seh wi ‘independent’ an Missis Queen still a rule wi!/ Luk fram wen wi kliems se wi ‘independent’ an Misiz Kwiin stil a ruul wi!/ Look how long we've been claiming that we're ‘independent’ and the Queen of England is still ruling us!

Peter Ferguson Opened Up Windows To Ourselves

Peter Ferguson artfully made a political statement about the black female body. He restored the beauty and power that a racist society had stolen from so many of us.

Time To Make Chief Tacky a National Hero

There is overwhelming evidence to substantiate the claim that Chief Tacky should be a national hero. Before Sam Sharpe and Paul Bogle, there was Chief Tacky.

Di ancestor dem a bawl

African people teach wi seh, yu no dead, dead, dead so till nobody no member yu. An wi naah stop member fi wi warrior dem. Man an woman!
Afrikan piipl tiich wi se, yu no ded, ded, ded so til nobadi no memba yu. An wi naa stap memba fi wi wariya dem. Man an uman!
African wisdom teaches us that you never truly die until no one remembers you. And we will always remember our warriors. Men and women!

From Stony Gut To Big Gut

I think we should establish gut guidelines for politicians. Beyond a certain size, they would just lose the work.

Paying For Emancipation

The abolitionist, Sir Thomas Buxton, had urged his fellow parliamentarians to pay reparations to emancipated Africans. But, as Beckles notes, "[T]he British Parliament, densely populated with slaveholders and other beneficiaries of slave investments, did not take Buxton's suggestion seriously".

Alpha Boys’ School Get New Logo

Michael ‘Freestylee’ Thompson, one top-a-top Jamaican graphic artist, im draw one beautiful picture fi represent Alpha: one lickle yute a blow im horn. An yu can see seh di pikni feel im owna strength an know im power di way im a hold di horn. / Michael ‘Freestylee’ Thompson, wan tap-a-tap Jamiekan grafik aatis, im jraa wan byuutiful pikcha fi riprizent Alpha: wan likl yuut a bluo im aan. An yu kyahn si se di pikni fiil im uona chrent an nuo im powa di wie im a uol di aan. / Michael ‘Freestylee’ Thompson, a first-class Jamaican graphic artist, drew a beautiful picture to represent Alpha: a young man blowing his horn. You see pride and passion in his posture.