A man does it and it doesn’t affect his game. A woman does it and it tarnishes her reputation. So the mantra goes. America’s international women’s tennis champion, Serena Williams, believes it sexist her punishment of fines and docking her points in her US Open finals match against Japanese Naomi Osaka on Saturday, Sept 8. …
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I grew up with Chinese shopkeepers. Born Jamaicans. My best friend was a Chinese Jamaican until the day she died. I am not talking about Chinese Jamaicans, for they are Jamaicans. I am talking about the influx of those from China, who neither speak English, nor care to, who have somehow arrived on the Rock …
As we come to the end of another Black History/Reggae Month, we feature Eunice Kathleen Waymon ( Nina Simone) who was an accomplished piano and organ player. The racial prejudice that was endemic in the deep South of the 1940s had an early and lasting effect upon her. For example, at the age of 12 …
The perceived international, domestic, and perhaps in some cases, inherent obstacles to the growth of Jamaican reggae are being challenged. ‘Reggae Roadblocks – A music business development perspective’, a book that explores matters that appear to be retarding progress of the Jamaican music genre, written by leading entertainment and copyright attorney, Lloyd Stanbury, has been formally released …
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