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Reggae Legend Toots Lives On in the Maytals’ Pioneering, Timeless Album—‘Funky Kingston’, Toots & the Maytals, 1975

Seemingly simple, yet breathtakingly complex, this album is one of the greatest in the genre, showing raw, earthy reggae at its finest: half a century later, it shines powerfully

September 22nd, 2020|Country: Jamaica|

The World’s First Intersex-Made Narrative Film is a Rare Delight—‘Ponyboi’, dir. River Gallo & Sadé Clacken Joseph, 2019

A sensual, exquisite tale about love and self-acceptance blends dreamscapes with reality and centers around a Latinx sex-worker, who, just like the co-creator and lead River Gallo, is intersex

March 15th, 2020|Country: Antigua and Barbuda, El Salvador, Jamaica, USA|

Food: New York African Restaurant Week Festival

A delectable journey across the continent in 6 exciting dishes from 5 imaginative chefs in the center of Harlem: and a true testament to the power of plantains

October 15th, 2019|Country: DR Congo, Ghana, Jamaica, Senegal, South Africa, USA, Zimbabwe|

Film: Sprinter, dir. Storm Saulter, 2018

A Pinkett-Smith produced coming of age story about a track and field athlete: a visually appealing indie with blockbuster appeal that seamlessly sheds light on Jamaica's many contemporary problems

September 17th, 2019|Country: Jamaica, USA|

Book: Nicholas Laughlin, So Many Islands, 2018

September 11th, 2018|Country: Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Bermuda, Cyprus, Fiji, Grenada, Jamaica, Malta, Mauritius, Niue, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and The Grenadines, Samoa, Singapore, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago|

Music: Toots and the Maytals, In the Dark, 1973

September 8th, 2018|Country: Jamaica|