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Brooklyn College Interdisciplinary Colloquium Friday, March 2, 5:30 – 9 p.m., Student Center; Saturday, March 3, 9 a.m. – 7 p.m., Georgian Room Culture as Site for Contest: Destroyed Past, Truncated Present, Dubious Future A collaborative initiative of the departments of Philosophy, Africana Studies, Political Science and Secondary Education, this…
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Sharon Gordon's photo [L-R] Isa Cucinotta, Film Society of Lincoln Center; Director, Storm Saulter; Recording Artist, Mr. Vegas and Moikgansti Kgama, founder of Imagenation. Better Mus’ Come New York Premiere Sold OutThursday, February 23, 2012 By Sharon Gordon new york: The New York premiere of the Jamaican film Better Mus’…
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International Recording Artist, Freddie McGregor CPR SALUTES REGGAE MONTH/AFRICAN HERITAGE MONTH WITH A STATE OF REGGAE MUSIC PRESENTATION Brooklyn, N.Y., Feb. 20th... The Coalition to Preserve Reggae Music Inc. (CPR) commemorates Reggae Month and African Heritage Month on Monday, February 27th with a reception at 3Ten Lounge, 310 Bowery (Houston…
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Justine Henzell Justine Henzell on a ‘One People Mission’Thursday, February 16, 2012 By Sharon Gordon New York: While in New York for what was deemed a whirlwind visit, right in time for the start of Black History Month/Reggae Month 2012, filmmaker Justine Henzell sat down to speak about her “passion…
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Ramarley Graham's Father and Mother seen in Tee Shirt bearing his image, lead protest Local residents rebuff police reports of teen shootingWake, funeral set for weekendThursday, February 16, 2012 By Sharon Gordon NEW YORK: Residents who braved the blistering cold on February 8 to get answers in the shooting death…
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[L-R] Carlyle McKetty, President of CPR; Ceejay Saunders; Andrew Fuller; Maulyn Powell and Sharon Gordon, Chair of CPR Year End Kwanzaa and Community Appreciation On December 27th the Coalition to Preserve Reggae Music, Inc, celebrated their annual Kwanzaa and Community Appreciation event at the Lounge in New York City. As…
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By David P RoweOp-Ed Contributor It is obvious that the IMF and the JLP government were either in continuous disagreement or that they were unable to enter a mediated agreement over the last year. According to the IMF’s website, Jamaica has not passed an IMF test since September 2010, and…
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Attorney Daniel Thwaites The 2011 people's revolt The evidence suggests that there's a PNP mole in the JLP's G2K organisation. I suspect it's the person who crafted the expensive ad campaign against Portia Simpson Miller. G2K has become the PNP's secret but reliable weapon, utterly failing to realise that…
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Vincent "Randy" Chin (left) with son, Producer, Clive Chin The Unsung Hero –– Randy Chin and the Development of Jamaican Music The Chinese community in Jamaica played a very important role in the development of Jamaican popular music during its formative years. Their role was primarily as producers, and…
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Dr. Deborah A. Thomas Making Bad Friday Better: An Interview with Deborah Thomas By Andrea E. Shaw Published Oct 24, 2011 Dr. Deborah A. Thomas is a professor anthropology at the University of Pennsylvania, a dancer, and most recently added filmmaker to her accomplishments. Deborah directed and produced the new…
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Reggae-conservation group to unveil plans for expansion The Coalition to Preserve Reggae Music, Incorporated (CPR), a New York-based charitable organisation now in its seventh year, will tomorrow announce plans for the seventh annual Reggae Culture Salute, scheduled for New York on November 5, as well as programmes and initiatives being…
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Big Youth to receive CPR's 2011 Pinnacle Award for Excellence Sadeke Brooks, Staff Reporter With its roots already growing in New York, the seven-year old Coalition to Preserve Reggae Music (CPR) has finally been introduced to the Jamaican public. Last Tuesday, during a press conference at the Edna Manley College…
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Despite the anxious efforts being made to alter the truth about his administration by corrupt members of the Jamaican Press, Bruce Golding’s tenure as Prime Minister has been a desolate and dangerous political failure. His close relationship with Christopher “Dudus” Coke led him to behave with arrogance and stupidity after…
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Dub Tonic Kru comes to Brooklyn, New York Fresh off a momentous victory tour spanning the western US and European, world champions Dub Tonic Kru, winner of the 2010-2011 Global Battle of the Bands competition head to Brooklyn, New York for the 7th Annual Reggae Culture Salute. For Dub Tonic…
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