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‘Aunt V,’ the World’s Oldest Woman, Dies in Jamaica at 117 | The Root
Her reign as the world’s oldest person did not last long; but her life – well, that’s a whole ’nother story.
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A Film Documents the Rastafarian Fight for Reparations for Slavery | Hyperallergic
Screening August 18 at JACK, The Price of Memory follows a group of Jamaican Rastafarians as they petition the British Crown for reparations.
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Bob Marley & The Wailers ‘Exodus’ Is 40 Years Old, and Getting a Special Reissue – Okay Africa
Bob Marley & the Wailers’ ninth studio album, Exodus, turns 40 years old today.
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The Competing Politics of the Jamaica Biennial – Hyperallergic
This year’s biennial was a mash-up of claims and interests that played out in four exhibitions grouped under one umbrella.
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Fearless Black Female Warrior: Queen Nanny of the Maroons – Atlanta Black Star
Jamaican national hero Queen Nanny was a remarkable woman who became a well-respected spiritual leader of the Jamaican Maroons in the 18th century.
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In Photos: This Is What 1890s Jamaica Looked Like – Okay Africa
Making Jamaica, at London’s Autograph ABP, is an exhibition of archival images of Jamaica taken in 1891 by a Scottish maker of landscape photography.
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‘Dreadlocks Story,’ a film about the spirituality of Jamaican Rastafarians and Indian Sadhus – New York Amsterdam News
“Dreadlocks Story” is about historic events and how Indian culture has affected Jamaican culture.
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Havana Meets Kingston, the disk that connects musically to the islands – Reggae.es
The producer of reggae and dancehall Australian Mista Savona has assembled some of the most influential musicians of Jamaica and Cuba to record the first album where the sounds of both islands will be connected.
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Jamaica police commit ‘hundreds of unlawful killings’ yearly, Amnesty says
Evidence gathered by human rights activists suggests state authorities order or are complicit in deaths amid ‘shocking culture of fear and violence’.
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