No images of emaciated children.  No images of mother’s desperately trying to feed their children from deflated breasts.  While a start and heartrending illustration of facts and figures those images often leave me feeling helpless…and they also feel exploitative and I feel like the worst kind of voyeur seeing that level of suffering.  No discussion about a misunderstood ...

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Last Friday and Saturday, Flower Mart 2012 hosted over 130 vendors at its annual event…along with special performances and displays showcasing Jamaica.  I attended the event on Saturday.  As I walked onto the Cathedral grounds I heard Reggae music from speakers, entertaining those who had sought shelter from drizzling rain.  Flower Mart was held at the Washington National Cathedral ...

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An innovative video on class, race and other matters in Jamaica as well as a really acute quote from songwriter/singer Tanya Stephens... on 2012 May 06 by Active Voice - (0 Comments) - read more -

People taking leaves of absence from Twitter... on 2012 May 03 by Active Voice - (0 Comments) - read more -

Bocas Litfest, Apr 29, 2012, a set on Flickr. While i gear up to start writing again enjoy a few photos from the recently concluded Bocas Litfest in Port of Spain, Trinidad. on 2012 May 01 by Active Voice - (0 Comments) - read more -

I’m probably breaking some “blogger rule” by posting so late…o well.  On and off for about a month Jimmy Cliff has been on my mind.  I don’t know why but I’m not complaining.  The song that stands out the most to me is “Many Rivers to Cross.” Written in 1969 it was included on the classic ...

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For a tropical getaway there could be no place more appealing than the beautiful Cayman Islands which are situated in the Western Caribbean Sea. The idyllic chain of three islands emerge from the clear waters as peaks of one undersea ridge as Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac and the smallest Little Cayman. The Cayman’s benefit ...

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This infographic – The UK’s Seven Wonders – demonstrates some of the amazing landmarks that the UK is home to. From Ireland’s incredible Giant’s Causeway, which looks like stepping stones in the sea but is actually made up of columns of basalt, to York Minster, a phenomenal cathedral which took around 250 years to build.

The sites are extremely ...

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On Monday night I saw the new documentary about Bob Marley as part of the 2012 DC International Film Festival.  So important is “Marley” that it was introduced by the Tony Gittens, founder and director of FilmfestDC.  Marley’s director and producers specifically chose Filmfest DC for a pre-release screening; the film had only screened at two other festivals and ...

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I am halfway to bed but doing the usual lingering on the interwebs.  One last check of Facebook, I told myself…and I’m glad that I did.  My cousin posted a beautiful video showing how an elderly man in a nursing home reacts to music.  It’s a short video (a clip from the upcoming documentary Alive Inside)…spare ...

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Art in Madrid…, a set on Flickr. Finally, the day of the General Strike in Spain on March 29 (Huelga General) I got to see the magnificent Reina Sofia Museum…and just walk the streets taking photos… on 2012 Apr 04 by Active Voice - (0 Comments) - read more -

A couple of weeks ago fellow blogger Mamachel told me that Jamaican film Better Mus’ Come would be shown at the 26th Annual DC Film Festival (aka Filmfest DC from April 12 – 22). Yeeesss! I’ve been dying to see the film that so many audiences have loved. Last year I attended the festival — my first film festival, for some ...

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Almost a year ago I blogged about my high school (go Andrews at Champs!) classmate’s son Mekhi who has Fanconi Anemia.  Through the magic of Facebook, I get to see his and his mother’s progress with handling this illness.  Simone always posts pictures of Mekhi being a fighter and ...

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Seville and Madrid, Mar 22-27, 2012, a set on Flickr. Such picturesque places… on 2012 Mar 28 by Active Voice - (0 Comments) - read more -

I was reading a “Powerless: Why I Can’t Ignore Trayvon Martin” and something he wrote struck me:

White people think I’m a nuisance. Black people look at me with an equal mix of hope and disdain. Hope because I represent for all the people who couldn’t make it out of the same situation, and disdain because…there ...

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Alhambra, Granada, Mar 20, 2012, a set on Flickr. on 2012 Mar 21 by Active Voice - (0 Comments) - read more -

I am not going to go into the facts of this case here.  Unless you have chosen to be ignorant or have been living under a rock you should at least know the bare outline.  Yes, should.

I am not naive enough to think that the killing of a black boy by a white man in the southern United States ...

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A report on Ebony G. Patterson's 'Of 72' project commissioned by Small Axe: A Journal of Criticism. on 2012 Mar 17 by Active Voice - (0 Comments) - read more -

A chance conversation that Deika Morrison was involved in led to the realization that too many young children in Jamaica have little or no access to the learning materials needed for their development. Pushed by the need to do something, Deika drew on the experiences she had working on the Guinness World Record-setting book donation drive (657,061 books collected ...

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It’s my usual practice to listen to my local NPR station while I’m at work.  I get the opportunity to keep up-to-date on national and local news.  One of the shows I listen to quite often is The Diane Rehm Show and his past Wednesday I looked forward to the programme about the Dictionary of American Regional English ...

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