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George Zimmerman allegedly threatened his wife with a gun

Trayvon Martin killer, George Zimmerman is back in the news again, this time for threatening his wife with a gun. ABC reports that Shellie Zimmerman called 911 shortly after 2pm today (9 September) …

Facebook murder suspect Derek Medina pleads not guilty

A man accused of shooting his wife and then posting a photo of her body on Facebook pleaded not guilty at a court hearing in Miami. 31-year-old Derek Medina was formally charged with …

Gay rights group picket Jamaican High Commission over LGBT murders in Jamaica

Thirty protesters picketed the Jamaican High Commission in London on Wednesday, 28 August, in protest against the mob murder of teenage cross-dresser Dwayne Jones and a 41-year-old gay man, Dean …

11-year old genius Carson Huey-You is off to college

Pint sized child prodigy Carson Huey-You will be beginning full-time college courses at Texas Christian University in Dallas where he will be studying to become a quantum physicist. Carson is only …

ABC News and Miley Cyrus’s omnishambles – That was the twerk that was

Thanks to Miley Cyrus twerking is now a worldwide phenomena. All over the web news outlets have been reporting on her crazy (and some have said disgusting) display at the MTV Video Music Awards …

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 …

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 …