New Music This Week From Caribbean Artists

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#AAMAM: “Black Parade” – Celebrating African-American Women Vocalists (LISTEN)

This is the last week of African-American Music Appreciation

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Music Concerts Are Back, But Online

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Lauryn Hill

Lauryn Hill has five children with Rohan Marley, son of reggae legend Bob Marley: Zion David Hill-Marley (born 1997), Selah Marley (b. 1998), Joshua Marley (b. 2002), John Marley (b. 2003) and a baby girl born in 2008, whose name she has not publicly revealed… She and Marley have never married… On

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COMMENTARY: COVID-19 "My personal battle from a positive to a negative result"

A few days after my call with Rep. Reynolds, I received a call on my cell phone from U.S. Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee on Wednesday, March

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Haiti History: Biographies

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Jamaican filmmaker to tell ‘Garvey: The Untold Story’

In addition to marking the nostalgia of the travesty, simultaneously Anderson surveyed the Brooklyn coast line and its relevance to documenting his mission to enlightening audiences about Jamaica’s first national

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(1921) Marcus Garvey “Address to the Second UNIA Convention”

By 1921 the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA) was well on its way to becoming the largest predominately black organization in the world. Marcus Garvey, the UNIAs founder, however, already recognized W.E.B. Du Bois and the NAACP as its chief rival. In his closing night speech to the

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#Verzuz Series Announce Battle For The Ladies With 112 vs Jagged Edge

Earlier this week after a legendary showdown between Ludacris and Nelly, Swizz Beatz and Timbaland announced that they were easing the stress from quarantine by taking the showdown to the islands with a monstrous battle between Dancehall icons Bounty Killer and Beenie Man–but the duo stepped it up

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Reggae singer, Robert Nesta Marley, performs at Zimbabwe Independence Celebratio

Reggae singer, Robert Nesta Marley, performs at Zimbabwe Independence Celebration

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Bob Marley

Bob Marley , in full Robert Nesta Marley (born February 6, 1945, Nine Miles, St. Ann, Jamaica—died May 11, 1981, Miami, Florida, U.S.), Jamaican singer-songwriter whose thoughtful ongoing distillation of early ska, rock steady, and reggae musical forms blossomed in the 1970s into an electrifying

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Dancehall artiste drops ‘Dem Boys’, a pithy commentary on local music industry

Dancehall singer/songwriter Clayton ‘Maad Raas’ Smyrna is celebrating his 43rd birthday today, by dropping his newest single, “Dem Boys”, which speaks of his personal experiences in the local music

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(1982) Audre Lorde, “Learning from the 60s”

In February, 1982, Audre Lorde delivered the address, “Learning from the 60s” as part of the celebration of the Malcolm X weekend at Harvard University. Her presentation appears

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Haiti History: Biographies

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#FIYAH! LIVESTREAM REPLAY — ZIGGY MARLEY

In celebration of Black Music Appreciation Month, we present eight-time GRAMMY winner, Emmy winner, author, philanthropist, and reggae icon, Ziggy

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Zephaniah, Benjamin (1958 - )

Benjamin Zephaniah, poet, playwright, novelist and activist, was born on April 15, 1958, the first of eight children, in Birmingham, England. Zephaniah grew up in Wandsworth until the age of nine when his mother, a Jamaican nurse, fled his father, a postman from Barbados. Leaving behind his twin

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The Wailers team up with Bob Marley's family and Shaggy for new single | New York Carib News

The Wailers team up with Bob Marley’s family and Shaggy for new single

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Vinyl reissues from New Orleans royalty, Irma Thomas and James Booker

and the vinyl debut of Thomas’ GRAMMY® Award-winning 2006 LP, After the Rain

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Kingston, Jamaica (1692-- )

Kingston, the capital of Jamaica, was founded in July 1692 when an earthquake destroyed the nearby city of Port Royal. The most recent census puts its population at 937,700. Today Kingston is the center of trade, manufacturing, and shipping for the entire nation of

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African Reggae CDs that Every Fan Should Own

Reggae music, though born in Jamaica, is deeply African in ancestry. From the thumping backbeat to the Rastafarian Panafrican-themed lyrics, the roots are clear. Thus, its no real surprise that reggae is widely popular in African countries, nor that Africa has produced some of reggaes greatest

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'Shady Baby with the Bounce': Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade's Daughter Has Fans Cracking Up with Her Dance Moves

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Worldwide Audience Flock to Black Press USA’s Interview with Ziggy Marley

With more than a million people reached in places as far flung as Indonesia, Gambia, Mexico, Australia, and across the United States and North America, reggae icon Ziggy Marley’s livestream interview with Black Press USA captivated fans

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National Organization to Recognize the Class of 2020 and Front Line Workers with Virtual Celebration

National Stop the Violence Alliance, Inc. kicks off virtual extravaganza on Saturday, May

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COVID-19 recovery — My personal battle from a positive to a negative result

A few days after my call with Rep. Reynolds, I received a call on my cell phone from U.S. Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee on Wednesday, March

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Africa: Live Concerts Brighten Africa Day Celebrations

African legends had various performances from their homes or their studios , while others went on stage for shows that were streamed live on various platforms and television

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Dancehall artist Kconeil new song "Quarantine & Chill" | New York Carib News

Dancehall artist Kconeil new song “Quarantine

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Marcus Garvey, "The Negro Moses"

Did Garvey, in his espousal of the repatriation of blacks to Africa, forsake the rights of African Americans in

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COVID-19 — My Personal Battle from a Positive to a Negative Result – Free Press of Jacksonville

NNPA NEWSWIRE — On that Friday, March 27th, things took a drastic turn for the worse, as it relates to my

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I'm still around: Jah Love

ZIMDANCEHALL chanter Soul Jah Love yesterday said he was still in the game despite seemingly having taken a back seat in

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