Wentworth Miller comes out as gay and says no to Russia
Prison Break actor Wentworth Miller came out as gay and gave a polite but firm up-middle finger to an invitation to St Petersburg International Film Festival as a “guest of …
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Jamaica’s drug-testing issues must be investigated says World Anti-Doping Agency
Reports from the Associated Press claim that Jamaica could face a ban from the Olympics if the government don’t respond to accusations from a former insider who alleges drug-testing procedures are …
Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass, a towering figure in American history, was a former slave who became one of the most prominent abolitionists, human rights advocates, and orators of the 19th century. His life and …
Jamaica – 51 years of Independence
Happy Independence Day, fellow Jamaicans at home and abroad. It’s 51 years since Jamaica made a break from Britain. The Country is still within the Commonwealth and has the Queen as head of …
Harriet Tubman
Harriet Tubman escaped slavery to become a leading abolitionist. She led hundreds of enslaved people to freedom along the route of the Underground Railroad.
Harriet Tubman was born in Dorchester …
Cross-dressing teen, Dwayne Jones killed by mob
If you were wondering if Jamaica is still the most homophobic country in the world the story of 17-year-old Dwayne Jones should set you straight.
On 22 July, gender non-conforming teen Dwayne Jones …
Rastafari movement
The Rastafari movement emerged in 1930s Jamaica as an anti-colonial religious movement deeply rooted in the philosophies of the Back to Africa movement led by Marcus Garvey. The Rastafari movement …
Wiley faces legal action after walking out on Cumbria festival
Musician Wiley launched an attack on the county of Cumbria after being booed off stage at music festival CockRock on Saturday (20 July) night.
Cockermouth Rock Festival organisers in Cumbria have …
Is beauty really in the eye of the beholder?
They (whoever they are) say that beauty is in the eye of the beholder and another branch of ‘they’, say that beauty is only skin deep. Which bunch of ‘they’ do we believe? Are they both right?
As …
Zimmerman reportedly rescues family from car crash
It’s been reported that Trayvon Martin killer, George Zimmerman and another rescued four people from a car in Florida last week.
The alleged rescue came four days after he was acquitted of …
The Blackheath Séance Parlour
The Blackheath Séance Parlour, written by Alan Williams, brings to life Blackheath and Greenwich during the rise of Séance Parlours in Victorian London.
From its opening paragraph, The Blackheath …
Lil Wayne apologises to Emmett Till’s family during live performance
It’s been a long time coming but Rapper Lil Wayne finally apologised to the family of murder victim Emmett Till.
Wayne caused controversy earlier this year when it emerged he had made a crude …