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 …
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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 …
Protests as jury finds George Zimmerman not guilty of Trayvon killing
US neighbourhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman who shot dead unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin, is now a free man.
Protesters have taken to the streets in the US as black community leaders …
More Jamaican athletes fail drug tests
Former world 100 metres record holder Asafa Powell and Olympic 4×100 metres relay silver medallist Sherone Simpson tested positive for the same banned stimulant, oxilofrine.
Powell, 30, was …
Zimmerman’s Jury can choose manslaughter charge
Experts and pundits are speculating that George Zimmerman is likely to walk free. Zimmerman case judge, Debra Nelson, has allowed jurors to consider a lesser charge of manslaughter as well as the main …
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson tops the “Baddest Brothers” list and sistas are angry
Let me get this straight: Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson is featured on the front cover of Essence magazine. Some folks are up in arms, saying he shouldn’t be on the front cover because …