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KINGSON, Jamaica, CMC – Last week, Jamaica celebrated the 70th birthday of its late Reggae icon, Bob Marley, with Prime Minister, Portia Simpson Miller, reminding nationals of the need to “Get Up, Stand up” for their rights. “Bob Marley was ...

TAMPA, Florida, CMC – Grammy winning Jamaican reggae artiste, Buju Banton, has lost his appeal to have his conviction overturned to secure a new trial. With this ruling, that was handed down in a Florida court earlier this week, Buju ...

Photo Above: Wes Williams appears as Paul Dwyer in the CBC television series, “Mr. D”. Photo courtesy of CBC TV. “Black lives matter. No, they really do. I hear the preaching, but I see no change.” This is the first ...

Photo above: John Akomfrah, The Unfinished Conversation, installation at New Art Exchange. Photo by Bartosz Kali. By Neil Armstrong Pride Contributing Writer TORONTO, Ontario – Later this month, Torontonians will have an opportunity to engage artists, curators and scholars in ...

Photo above: Winfred “Blue” Lovett, second from right, leads The Manhattans in a rendition of one of their famous tunes. By Norman (Otis) Richmond aka Jalali Pride Contributing Writer Two of the founding members of the New Jersey quintet, The ...

By Beverly Browne Pride Contributing Writer Most people in the entertainment industry want fame, fortune, and brand themselves with that purpose in mind. Members of the popular Canadian multi-racial gospel group and four-time Juno nominee Newworldson, all started out playing ...

By Norman (Otis) Richmond aka Jalali Pride Contributing Writer Sam Cooke was a groundbreaking singer/songwriter/producer and entrepreneur. Fifty years after his death, Cooke is still getting his props. Sojourner San Vincenti, the daughter of Miguel San Vicente and Itah Sadu, ...

TAMPA BAY, Florida, CMC – Grammy winning reggae artiste, Buju Banton, whose given name is Mark Myrie, who was convicted on cocaine trafficking charges in 2011, has filed a motion in court in an attempt to secure an earlier release ...

Photo above: Some members of the Senior Guyanese Friendship Association at the organisation’s annual Christmas Dinner and Dance, last Saturday evening. Photo by Victor Carrington. By Sharmon Carrington Pride Contributing Writer Members of the Senior Guyanese Friendship Association enjoyed a ...

PARAMARIBO, Suriname, CMC – The gay rights group, Suriname Men United (SMU), is taking issue with a song by a local entertainer that calls for “bullets for homos”. “It is horrific that Surinamese artistes, in this particular case King Koyeba, ...