We got wind of a very timely and provocative discussion on Facebook, started by award-winning Poet and Professor Kei Miller with Man Booker Prize Author Marlon James chiming in for the debate. All this the day after controversial Reggae Start Buju Banton was released from an American prison for drug…
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Book Review: Marlon James’ Black Leopard, Red Wolf is a Miracle, a Gift says TOR
Y’all, Marlon James’ Black Leopard, Red Wolf is a miracle. It’s a gift from Anansi himself. This book. This book. THIS BOOK. Dead. I’m dead. I have died. It is so good it killed me. Murdered by my own ARC. Please bury me in my To Read pile. The basic story is this: a…
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We’re married!
They’re now officially the Hall-Barkers. On November 7, couple Fabien Barker and Shontonia Hall tied the knot in a small and intimate ceremony in Fort Lauderdale, Miami. The couple’s story was highlighted in February in EASY magazine after they were bold enough to come forward and share about their relationship…
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Minor breakthrough for Jamaica’s powerful Adventists
Members of Jamaica’s powerful, popular, fundamentalist Seventh Day Adventists have started to realize that LGBT people deserve courtesy, not scorn. Seventh Day Adventists are the largest Christian group in Jamaica and count the country’s Governor General, Prime Minister, Speaker of the House and other senior government officials among their membership.This…
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CAISO ON BUJU: WE HOPE FOR CONSTRUCTIVE DIALOGUE
Reggae star Buju Banton is out of prison and the Coalition Advocating for Inclusion for Sexual Orientation says his release may not be a bad thing. With an optimistic voice, the coalition’s leader says it’s possible he’s changed. It could be an opportunity for dialouge on inclusion and forgiveness. Explaining…
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The Jamaican LGBT Movement celebrates 20 years this year!
Check out this cool timeline of some key achievements between 1978 when Gay Freedom Movement was formed to 2015 when Maurice Tomlinson filed a petition to overturn “the buggery law.” We salute all the women and men who worked tirelessly over the years to make all of this possible. Learn…
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Welcome to Jamaica – no longer ‘the most homophobic place on Earth’
A country where violence against the LGBT community was once rife is increasingly adopting a more liberal outlook. Early one late summer morning, more than 200 people gathered under the lush canopy of Hope Gardens in Kingston, Jamaica, for a breakfast party. The revellers ate – ackee, saltfish, fried plantain –…
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Caribbean LBGBTQ Reps Attend OutSummit
Caribbean representatives shared a photo with Flavia Piovesan, the Commissioner of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights and Rappaport for the rights of LGBTI people, at the @outrightintl #OutSummit The meeting is the first of many to develop strategies for decriminalization and to decrease violence against LGBTI people in the Caribbean…
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Whitewater Rafting Day Trip from New York in the East
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Zeta Architecture: Hexagon is the new circle in 2016
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Designer fashion show kicks off Variety Week
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Amazon’s Apple Watch killer will be free and sell you everything
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HOW Much Do Fashion Editors Spend On Clothes?!
Anna claims they were only kidding, but we decided to put this to the test by choosing two outfits the fashion editors have recently worn and tallying up the approximate cost.* Keep in mind that these numbers don’t include the pricey hair and makeup products undoubtedly used along with any…
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The Celtics delivered a nice pack
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The Best Celebrity Shoes of the Week
We’re in the off-season for celebrity red-carpet appearances—minus Lily James’s epic Cinderella tour, which is somehow still going strong—so that explains the smaller-than-usual batch this week. But, as they say, “quality over quantity” and “these shoes are all worth ogling anyway.” Mea id solum possim, voluptatum sadipscing cum et, adhuc…