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Jeanine wrote the book, Mommy, Tell Me About Haiti to share her memories about Haiti, the land, the culture with her grand-daughter, Josephine and to connect the Generations. The book answers questions Josephine asks about how her mother grew up in Haiti. The book is great a source of information for children curious about Haiti. |
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Joan Cartwright was born in Queens, New York, where her Cherokee mother and Bahamian father raised her and a younger brother, Carlton. Joan holds a B.A. in Music and Communications from LaSalle University and a M.A. in Communications from Florida Atlantic University. In a 30-year span, this notable jazz vocalist and composer has toured in 15 countries on five continents and has written over 60 songs. Joan is the CEO of FYI Communications, Inc. She produced both of her recordings, Feelin' Good (1995) and In Pursuit Of A Melody (2005). An entrepreneur, Joan has been a newspaper columnist, radio DJ, festival producer and founder of Women in Jazz South Florida, and a website designer for an array of musicians, fine artists and entrepreneurs. She is the only composer in the Freddie Hubbard Song Book, which includes her composition, Sweet Return. Joan has rubbed shoulders with the greatest jazz artists in the world, including Quincy Jones, Ella Fitzgerald, Dizzy Gillespie, Gloria Lynne, Betty Carter and McCoy Tyner. Her book, In Pursuit Of A Melody is a memoir of U.S. performances, tours in Europe and music she's written over the years. Also, it includes dozens of photographs, poetry and two lectures, Amazing Women in Jazz and Blues and So, You Want To Be A Singer? A Manual for Up and Coming Divas, which highlights the challenges faced in the music business. June 24, 2008 Dearest Carole,
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Left of Karl Marx is a brand new book on the Essence Bestsellers List for July 2008, which assesses the activism, writing, and legacy of Claudia Jones (1915-1964). Jones is buried in London's Highgate Cemetery, to the left of Karl Marx. Importantly, Jones was the only black woman political prisoner among the communists tried during the McCarthy era. A pioneering radical intellectual, dedicated communist, and feminist Claudia Jones's location in death gives the book its title. Boyce Davies also sees Claudia's politics, which accounted for race and gender, as also Left of Karl Marx. More. . . |
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Her works include Madam
Fate, Electricity Comes to Cocoa Bottom and Notes from a Writer's
Book of Cures and Spells. |
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Jeff Henry - Under the Mas Resistance and Rebellion in the Trinidad Masquerade Jeff Henry’s thesis is that the modern Trinidad Carnival has lost its bearings. Originally structured and developed during the years of enslavement and immediately thereafter to deal with the social, political and economic circumstances of daily life, the dominant modern version now follows a European model, has no root in indigenous forms and has lost its authenticity.
Under the Mas is Jeff Henry’s bold attempt to reclaim that authenticity. In a captivating mix of personal recollection, interviews, scholarly research and empirical argument, he has woven an intriguing tapestry that re-emphasizes the roots of Trinidad Masquerade in protest, overt as well as covert, particularly by the formerly enslaved African population in Trinidad, part performance arts analysis and part Carnival manifesto. Under the Mas is a passionate and fascinating look at the subversive elements, now almost forgotten, embedded in traditional Masquerade characters, themselves in decline.
Jeff Henry has been active in Canadian and Trinidadian theatre as actor, dancer, director, choreographer, teacher and producer. He was senior Professor and past Chair at York University’s Faculty of Fine Arts in Toronto, retiring as Professor Emeritus and Senior Scholar. He has researched, written extensively and given lecture-demonstrations on the history, dance, movement chants and theatrical forms of the traditional masquerade characters of Trinidad.
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In Pursuit of Justice is not a textbook on law, but records Manraj's memoirs, his constant vigil to protect the rights and liberties of all, recounting his 50 years of experiences in the courtroom. |
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Philip Peters was born in Grenada. His book Caribbean WOW 2.0 is shifting American’s perception about the Caribbean’s contribution to America as well as impacting how West Indians think about themselves. In June 2007, the U.S House of Representative unanimously passed the Caribbean – American Heritage Bill to make the month of June, “Caribbean American Heritage Month.” The bill is now ratified. The book profiles leading Caribbean minds such as Malcolm X born of a Grenadian mother, Stokley Carmichael (Trinidad), Colin Powell (Jamaica), Shirley Chisholm (Barbados/Guyana) and many others who have shaped and defined American Society. Caribbean Zen another book by the author argues, through the form of a novel, that Caribbean success is not incidental but is based on a practical operating philosophy defining our Caribbean civilization. |
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DeRiggs is a renowned author, poet and story teller and Reflections and Ole Talk is his third book. His first two books, Recollections of an Island Man and Island Reminiscences and Other Selections have been well received in the USA, Canada and the Caribbean where he has toured widely and wowed audiences. Author of two celebrated books, Recollections of an Island Man and Island Reminiscences and Other Selections, De Riggs presents his most enigmatic work yet in a series of eclectic short stories and poems - Reflections and Ole Talk, taking his readers on a journey of everyday Caribbean life using dialogue which mixes standard English, American English and Creolism, and a vivid use of imagery and the portrayal of characters, to convey a richness of culture. He evokes in his readers symbolisms that make them laugh and cry at once. Moreover, he provides a rich volume of literature which will inform future generations of a way of life swiftly in decline. |
Thanks a million for looking out for me. This is the type of occasion that I always yearn for. It comes at an unfortunate time however. I work with the American Red Cross and we are all on call now for the floods in the mid-west and we can be deployed with little notice. Please keep me updated with any further happenings. I will link up with the contact you provided. Blessings, my friend Wendell |
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Malachi Smith is a Jamaican
dub
poet. The son of a preacher, Malachi began
performing at a young age, and recorded his first poem Kimbo to Kimbo
in 1979. His other CDs
are Blacker the Berry -The Sweeter The Cherry and Throw Two
Punch. A retired member of the Jamaica
Constabulary Force at the rank of detective corporal, Malachi is
based in Miami.
Dub
Poetry: The Life and Work of Malachi Smith
looks at the poetry genre that started on the streets of |
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First Rain
is part memoir through poetry, part mythological journey. Through
vivid and haunting narratives, Weir-Soley alters the expected scheme of
things, changing how her readers see the world. She gives us a creation
fable through Criolla, the origin of the Creole language. She confronts
Mawu, the supreme creator of the Ga. In addition, Weir-Soley’s
storytelling includes family legends, those of home, emigration, and
displacement. First Rain is an amazing and passionate book, with
poems of nuanced meditation and engaging thought-provoking anecdote. |
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Eunice Tate is a Jamaican-born, award-winning writer, poet and novelist who currently resides in Florida. In addition to her latest novel, Scraping My Heart, Tate is also the author of the poetry collection, Background Noises, published in 1998. Winner of The Lyric Award for achievements and contributions to the cultural heritage of the African Diaspora in the New World. Her creative writings have been published locally and internationally in magazines, journals, anthologies and newspapers. Tate will be reading from her new book, When God Wasn't Looking . |
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Shakur Manraj was born in Guyana. He was educated in Guyana, U.S.,
England, France and Canada. He became a member of the English bar in
1954, and many other bars in other jurisdictions. He is a brilliant
criminal attorney with 330 murder trials to his credit. He was appointed
"Queen's Attorney" in 1969 for outstanding performance at the
bar. He co-authored the acclaimed work, "Law on Speeding and
Radar". Manraj lives in Pembroke Pines, Florida.
Donna Weir-Soley was born and grew up in
Jamaica. She currently teaches at Florida International University. She
is a poet and critic and has been widely published in journals such as Macomère,
Caribbean Writer, Sage, The Carrier-Pidgin, Frontiers and in the
anthology, Moving Beyond Boundaries. She was recently awarded a
Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship for career enhancement.
